all-
prefixattested in dialogue
Indicates complete power or authority in an area.
prefix
- 1
Indicates complete power or authority in an area.
all- + knowing → all-knowing
all- + loving → all-loving
all- + seeing → all-seeing
all- + powerful → all-powerful
- 2
Indicates that a term applies in a general manner.
all- + around → all-around
all- + over → all-over
all- + India → all-India
all- + Union → all-Union = union-level scope
- 3
Variant of All-Alternative letter-case form of All-.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-Germanic *ala- Proto-West Germanic *ala- Old English æl- Middle English all- English all- From Middle English all- (also al-), from Old English eall-, eal- (“all-”). Cognate with Dutch al-, German all-, Swedish all-. More at all.
all- · Indicates complete power or authority in an area.
All- · Indicates a team comprising the best players for each positionall-out · Using every available means.all-time · Of all time; unsurpassed up to the present time.