Thenceforward
/ˌðensˈfɔːrwərd/noun
From that time on; from that point forward.
Did you know?Thenceforward is a transparent compound of Old English and Middle English parts, showing how English could turn a place-word into a fate-word: a point in space becomes a point in time.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
þanæ
“that; from that”
Old English
OE
forweard
“forward, onward”
Middle English
ME
thennes
“from there; from that place”
Middle English
ME
forward
“toward the front; onward”
14th–15th Century
English
thennes forward
“from that place onward; from then on”
Modern English
English
thenceforward
“from that time onward”