English
all-American
/ˌɔːl əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən/
Comprising things that are wholly from the United States of America; completely made in the United States.
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Origin
From all- + American. Americanism first recorded in the 1880s; the substantive usage originating early on as an ellipsis of all-American athlete, player, team; thereafter transferred to apply broadly to people or things as in All-American boy, girl, family.
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Lineage
- prefixEnglishall- “Indicates complete power or authority in an area.”
- inheritedMiddle Englishall-
- inheritedOld Englishæl-
- inheritedMiddle Englishall-
- partEnglishAmerican “A citizen or national of the United States of America.”
- partEnglishAmerica “A supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole…”
- learned borrowingNew LatinAmerica
- suffixEnglish-boo
- derivedParaguayan Guarani[Term?]
- partEnglish-n “belonging to”
- inheritedMiddle English-n
- partEnglishAmerica “A supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole…”