Where does “someplace” come from?
Someplace derives from English some and place, where place comes from Middle English place, Old French place, Latin platea, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European plat-.
someplace (English): Somewhere; An unspecified location
Definitions
- Somewhere; An unspecified location
Ancestry of “someplace”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 |