cualquiera

/kwalˈkjeɾa/ · A2 · pron

anyone, whoever, whomever

cual + quiera = which + you may want: whichever you want, so anyone

Built from cual (which) and quiera, the subjunctive of querer (to want). Literally whichever one you might want, so it means any or anyone. Said of a person, un cualquiera is just anybody: a nobody.

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