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
anyplace traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English place
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | place | An area; somewhere within an area; A location or... |
| 2 | Middle English | place | A place, area or spot; a part of the Earth or universe |
| 3 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 4 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 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 |