Where does “solitude” come from?

solitude (French) comes from Old French solitude, from Latin solitudo, from Latin sōlus, from Ancient Greek Σολοῦς — Solus, Sicily, Italy.

solitude (French): solitude

Definitions

  1. solitude

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 →