Where does “solo” come from?

solo (Indonesian) comes from Dutch solo, from Italian solo, from Latin sōlus, from Ancient Greek Σολοῦς — Solus, Sicily, Italy.

solo (Indonesian): solo (piece or passage performed or typified by a single performer)

Definitions

  1. solo (piece or passage performed or typified by a single performer)

Ancestry of “solo”, step by step

solo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch solo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsolosolo piece or passage performed or typified by a single performer
2Italiansoloalone, by oneself, unattended, unaccompanied,...
3Latinsōlus—
4Ancient GreekΣολοῦςSolus, Sicily, Italy

via Javanese ^ꦱꦭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javanese^ꦱꦭ—
2Sanskritशालbeing in a house; Shorea robusta or the sāla...

Words derived from “solo”

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