Singular
/ˈsɪŋ.ɡjə.lər/noun
Being one only; unique or individual, or grammatically indicating one.
Did you know?Singular descends from Latin singulus, meaning “one, single, each individual,” a form tied to the ancient counting idea of taking things one at a time rather than as a crowd.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sem-
“one, together, same”
Latin
Latin
singulus
“one, single, individual; each one”
Late Latin
Latin
singulāris
“single, individual, exceptional”
Old French
Old French
singuler
“single, individual, peculiar”
Middle English
English
singuler
“single, unique, individual”
Modern English
English
singular
“being one only; unique; grammatical singular number”