English

everycat

From every + cat, by analogy with everyone.

A compound of every + cat

Old English ǣfre ǣlċ ‘each and every’

Middle English every ‘every, each’

English every

Proto-Germanic *kattuz

Proto-West Germanic *kattu

Old English catt ‘male cat’

Middle English cat ‘cat’

English cat

Today it means

pron Everyone, referring to felines.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / everycat