Where does “solo” come from?

Solo comes from Italian solo, from Latin solus meaning "alone," from Proto-Indo-European swol-, with cognates in Proto-Italic swelos and Proto-Indo-European swé.

solo (English): A piece of music for one performer; A job or...

Definitions

  1. A piece of music for one performer; A job or...

Ancestry of “solo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansoloalone, by oneself, unattended, unaccompanied,...
2Latinsōlus—
3Ancient GreekΣολοῦςSolus, Sicily, Italy

Words derived from “solo”

Every word from Ancient Greek Σολοῦς →Every word from Latin sōlus →Every word from Italian solo →