Where does “solo” come from?

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

solo (Walloon): sun

Definitions

  1. sun

Ancestry of “solo”, step by step

solo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French solo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsolosolo a piece of music for one performer
2Italiansoloalone, by oneself, unattended, unaccompanied,...
3Latinsōlus—
4Ancient GreekΣολοῦςSolus, Sicily, Italy

via Latin sōl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsōl—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Ancient Greek Σολοῦς →Every word from Latin sōlus →Every word from Italian solo →