Where does “anyplace” come from?
Anyplace derives from English any plus place, which comes from Middle English place from Old French place from Latin platea from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (broad street) from πλατύς (broad), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European plat- and pelh₂-.
anyplace (English): At a non-specific place; anywhere
Definitions
- At a non-specific place; anywhere
Ancestry of “anyplace”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | place | An area; somewhere within an area; A location or... |
| 2 | Middle English | place | — |
| 3 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 4 | Latin | platēa | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |