English

all-

Indicates complete power or authority in an area.

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    Origin

    From Middle English all- (also al-), from Old English eall-, eal- (“all-”). Cognate with Dutch al-, German all-, Swedish all-. More at all.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishall-
      • inheritedOld Englishæl-
        • inheritedProto-West Germanic*ala-

    Related: Dutch al-, German all-, Swedish all-

    Words built on it: all-day, all-around, all-night, all-American, all-party, all-important

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