# ab ovo

> English word · Adverb · IPA /æˈboʊˌvoʊ/

## Definitions
1. From the beginning.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ab ōvō (literally “from the egg”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ab-ovo