Etymology

solo

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Today it means: A piece of music for one performer. Full definition →

Italian solo ← Latin sōlus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromsōlus
  2. Italian · borrowed fromsolo
  3. English todaysolo

Borrowed from Italian solo, from Latin sōlus, probably related to se (“himself”).

Words from the same roots

Latinsōlus all →

solesullensolussolosexuality

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