Where does “mother of all” come from?

mother of all (English) comes from Arabic أُمّ — mother.

mother of all (English): Used before a plural noun to form a compound noun having the sense of: the greatest or largest of (its kind); the most epic example of (its kind)

Definitions

  1. Used before a plural noun to form a compound noun having the sense of: the greatest or largest of (its kind); the most epic example of (its kind)

Ancestry of “mother of all”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأُمّmother

Words derived from “mother of all”

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