Where does “singler” come from?
singler (Middle English) comes from French sangler, from French sangle, from Old French cengle, from Vulgar Latin cingla, from Late Latin cingula, from Latin Cingulum, from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Ancestry of “singler”, step by step
singler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French sangler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sangler | to strap up; to strap; to tell off, chide |
| 2 | French | sangle | strap; ripcord; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Old French | cengle | fence; girdle |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | cingla | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | cingula | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of cingulum |
| 6 | Latin | Cingulum | situated on a lofty hill, now Cingoli |
| 7 | Latin | -ulum | Used to form a noun of instrument or means from a... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Middle English singuler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | singuler | — |
| 2 | Latin | singulāris | singular, unique, unusual |
| 3 | Latin | singulus | single; apiece; every |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sem-g-lo- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |