Singly
/ˈsɪŋ.ɡli/noun
In a single manner; one at a time.
Did you know?Singly comes from the same old root as “single,” ultimately tied to the Latin *singulus*, meaning “one by one,” not some mystical secret, but a precise ancient way of stressing separation.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sem-
“one; together as one”
Latin
Latin
singulus
“one by one; individual; separate”
Old French
Old French
sengle
“single; one; individual”
Middle English
English
singli
“single; alone; individual”
16th Century
English
singly
“one at a time; individually”
Modern English
English
singly
“in a single manner; one by one”