Omnigatherum

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A vast compilation that includes a wide range of different items or ideas
2. An all-encompassing selection that brings together multiple elements from various fields or categories
3. A gathering or assortment comprising a diverse and varied set of elements from different origins

Etymology: "Omnigatherum" is a pseudo-Latinism, a word built to look like it came from Latin when it was really assembled in English from parts that are Latin in origin. Its first element, "omni-", is the Latin combining form meaning "all," as in "omnibus" and "omnipresent." The second element is the English verb "gather," joined to "-um," a Latin-style ending borrowed from words such as "forum" or "museum" that gives the coinage a learned, classical air. The result is a deliberately grand-sounding compound. Because Latin never combined "omni-" with an English verb, the word has no classical ancestor at all. Its appeal lies in that mock-scholarly polish: it promises a collection so comprehensive that it seems to have been gathered from everything.