Where does “solo” come from?

solo (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog saulo, from Tagalog sa-, from Tagalog sa, from Tagalog makatuwid, from Tagalog maka-, from Tagalog pagkamakabagunsakupin, from Tagalog pagka — if.

solo (Tagalog): sole; only

Definitions

  1. sole; only

Ancestry of “solo”, step by step

solo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog saulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsauloto memorize
2Tagalogsa-forms terms to denote a method or means to a purpose
3Tagalogsaof, from, to, at, on, in, into, onto, through,...
4Tagalogmakatuwidto be able to straighten up one's body
5Tagalogmaka-Actor trigger refers to things that have been...
6Tagalogpagkamakabagunsakupinneocolonialism
7Tagalogpagkaif

via Spanish solo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsolosole, only, unique, single; lonely, lonesome;...
2Old Spanishsolosole; one; only; single
3Latinsōlus
4Ancient GreekΣολοῦςSolus, Sicily, Italy
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