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Where does “Singularity” come from?

Singularity (English) comes from Old French singularité, from Late Latin singularitas, from Latin -tas, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “Singularity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsingularité—
2Late Latinsingularitassingleness; singularity
3Latin-tas-ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship; Third-declension...
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “Singularity”

  • Singularitarian
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