(Rome)Īb/Ex uno disce omnes - From one person, learn all peopleĪbiit, excessit, evasit, erupit - He has left, absconded, escaped and disappearedĪbsente reo - In absence of the defendantĪbsit omen - May the omen be absent. (from the heart) (Julius Caesar)Īb ovo usque ad mala - From the egg right to the apples (From start to finish) (Horace)Īb urbe condita - From the foundation of the city.
Inductive reasoning based on observation, as opposed to deductive, or a prioriĪ verbis ad verbera - From words to blowsĪb absurdo - From the absurd (establishing the validity of your argument by pointing out the absurdity of your opponent's position)Īb asino lanam - Wool from an ass, blood from a stone impossibleĪb imo pectore - From the bottom of the chest. Vocal music onlyĪ cruce salus - From the cross comes salvationĪ fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi - A precipice in front, wolves behind (between a rock and a hard place)Ī mari usque ad mare - From sea to sea (Motto of Canada)Ī mensa et thoro - From board and bed (legal separation)Ī pedibus usque ad caput - From feet to headĪ posse ad esse - From possibility to actualityĪ posteriori - From what comes after.