Where does “singular” come from?

singular (Spanish) comes from Latin singulāris, from Latin singulus, from Proto-Italic sem-g-lo-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

singular (Spanish): singular; odd, peculiar

Definitions

  1. singular; odd, peculiar

Ancestry of “singular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsingulārissingular, unique, unusual
2Latinsingulussingle; apiece; every
3Proto-Italicsem-g-lo-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “singular”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Italic sem-g-lo- →Every word from Latin singulus →