almighty
/ɔːlˈmaɪti/ · adj
Meaning
- Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful
- Great; extreme; terrible.
- Having very great power, influence, etc.
- Extremely; thoroughly.
- God, the supreme being.
Etymology / origin
From Middle English almyghty, almighty, from Old English ælmihtiġ (“all-powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *alamahtīgaz, equivalent to al- + might + -y.
- *alamahtīgaz(gem-pro)→
- ælmihtiġ(ang)→
- almyghty(Middle English)→
- *megʰ-(ine-pro)→
- almighty (English)
- Relations: root, inh, inh, inh
Related words
Descendant words
- almachtig(Cimbrian) (cog)
- allmächtig(German) (cog)
- אַלמעכטיק(Yiddish) (cog)
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