Etymology

everyone

every·one
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Today it means: Every individual in a set; every person. Full definition →

Middle English everichon
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromeverichon
  2. English todayeveryone

An alteration of earlier everychone after every, from Middle English everichon. By surface analysis, every + one.

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