Where does “solitude” come from?

Solitude comes from Old French solitude, meaning the state of being alone.

solitude (English): Aloneness; state of being alone or solitary, by...

Definitions

  1. Aloneness; state of being alone or solitary, by...

Ancestry of “solitude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsolitudesolitude
2LatinsolitudoAn instance of being alone; loneliness,...
3Latinsōlus—
4Ancient GreekΣολοῦςSolus, Sicily, Italy

Words derived from “solitude”

Every word from Ancient Greek Σολοῦς →Every word from Latin sōlus →Every word from Latin solitudo →