anywhence

English

Etymology

any +‎ whence

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĕʹ.nĭ.hwĕns, IPA^(key): /ˈɛn.ɪ.ʍɛns/

Adverb

anywhence (not comparable)

1. (formal, now rare) From anywhere.
   • 1671: Thomas Brancker, in Stephen Peter Rigaud’s Correspondence of Scientific Men of the Seventeenth Century, volume 1, page 167 (1841 publication)

     As soon as I receive it anywhence, you shall have it presently returned.

Related terms

Related terms

• (related through any):
  • anybody
  • anyhow →
    • anyhoo
  • any-kyns
  • any-lengthian
  • any more
  • anyon
  • anyplace
  • anything →
    • anythingarian →
      • anythingarianism
  • anyways →
    • anyway
  • anywhat
  • anywhen
  • anywhere
  • anywhither
  • anywise
• (related through whence):
  • elsewhence
  • everywhence
  • nowhence
  • otherwhence
  • somewhence
  • whenceforth
  • whenceforward
  • whenceness
  • whencesoever
  • whencever
  • whenceward

References

• “†ˈanywhence, adv.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]