English

by-place

A retired place, spot, or situation; somewhere out-of-the-way.

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    Origin

    From by- + place.

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    • prefixEnglishby- “Town or city.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishby “town”
        • inheritedOld Englishbī “being near”
        • derivedOld Norsebýr “town, settlement”
      • derivedMiddle Englishbi-
        • inheritedOld Englishbe- “be-”
        • derivedOld Englishbī- “by, near, around”
    • partEnglishplace “An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishplace
        • inheritedOld Englishplæċe “place, an open space, street”
        • derivedLatinplatea “plaza, wide street”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishplacen

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