With reference to the origin or beginning.

synonyms: originally, primitively.

Before now.

synonyms: earlier, in the first place, originally, to begin with.

Roget 66: at the beginning, in the beginning, etc. n.; first, in the first place, imprimis [Lat.], first and foremost; in limine [Lat.]; in the bud, in embryo, in its infancy; from the beginning, from its birth; ab initio [Lat.], ab ovo [Lat.], ab incunabilis [Lat.], ab origine [Lat.].    ... show more