Etymology

whatever

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Today it means: A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten. Full definition →

Middle English whatever
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromwhatever
  2. English todaywhatever

From Middle English whatever. By surface analysis, what + -ever.

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