singularity

The story

1. Latin · derived fromsingulāris“single”
2. Late Latin · derived fromsingulāritās“singleness”
3. Old French · derived fromsingularité
4. Middle English · inherited fromsingularite
5. English todaysingularity

From Middle English singularite, from Old French singularité, from Late Latin singulāritās (“singleness”), from Latin singulāris (“single”). By surface analysis, singular + -ity.

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