Someplace
/ˈsʌmˌpleɪs/noun
An unspecified or unknown place.
Did you know?“Someplace” is a straightforward modern compound of “some” + “place,” with no hidden occult root—just a very human way to keep a location deliberately indefinite.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
sum
“one, a certain, some”
Old English
OE
plæce
“an open space, site, or area”
Middle English
ME
som place
“an unspecified place”
19th Century
English
some place
“an indefinite location”
Modern English
English
someplace
“an unspecified or unknown place”