everywhere
UK[ˈevriweə(r)]US[ˈevriwer]
adv
in or to every place
Morpheme Breakdown
every
where
every
each
where
place
Etymology
the word 'everywhere' is a transparent compound formed within middle english from the fusion of two old english elements. the first element, 'every', itself a compound of 'ever' and 'each', evolved to signify totality or inclusion of all members of a group. the second element, 'where', is an ancient adverb of location, traceable back to proto-germanic hwar and ultimately to the proto-indo-European interrogative stem kwo-. the logical combination is straightforward: 'each place' or 'in each location'. this literal sense has remained stable, with the word solidifying its role as a universal adverb of place by the 14th century, elegantly conveying the concept of omnipresence or complete spatial coverage.
Analysis
Structure: every (each) + where (place)
- every: from old english ǣfre ǣlc (ever each), functioning as a distributive adjective meaning 'each individual'.
- where: from old english hwǣr, functioning as an adverb of place.
Examples
you see fast food restaurants everywhere in the city.
she has traveled everywhere, from antarctica to the sahara.
with the internet, information is available almost everywhere.