Togo
dorénavant
Meaning
previously
Elsewhere
auparavant
Explanation
Standard French uses dorénavant to mean from now on, looking ahead. Togo and Benin point it the other way, back into the past.
Example
Dorénavant, on marchait pieds nus jusqu’à l’école.
In the old days, we used to walk to school barefoot.
Origin
Origin uncertain.
Where
Togo
Benin