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Where does “non-singular” come from?

non-singular (English) comes from English singular, from Middle English singuler, from Latin singulāris, from Latin singulus, from Proto-Italic sem-g-lo-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

non-singular (English): Not singular; Injective

Definitions

  1. Not singular; Injective

Ancestry of “non-singular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsingularBeing only one of a larger population; Being the...
2Middle Englishsinguler—
3Latinsingulāris—
4Latinsingulussingle; apiece; every
5Proto-Italicsem-g-lo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →