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
- A piece of music for one performer; A job or...
Ancestry of “solo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | solo | alone, by oneself, unattended, unaccompanied,... |
| 2 | Latin | sōlus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Σολοῦς | — |
Words derived from “solo”