English
ex tunc
Ex tunc comes from Late Latin ex tunc ‘from then on, from that time’.
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEex tunc‘from then on, from that time’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEex tunc‘from then on, from that time’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Late Latin ex tunc
Today it means
prep_phrase from the beginning, from the outset. Used to describe certain legal effects that can affect situations prior to this point in time and therefore can affect past actions.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Late Latin ex tunc / ex tunc