Solus
/ˈsoʊ.ləs/noun
Alone; by oneself.
Did you know?Latin solus is the ancestor of English words like sole and solitude, but it is not related to the sun god Sol, despite the spooky similarity.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*s(w)e-
“Self; oneself.”
Latin
Latin
solus
“Alone; only; single.”
Late Latin
Latin
solitās
“Aloneness; solitude.”
Old French
Old French
solitaire
“Lonely; isolated; living alone.”
Middle English
English
solitude
“The state of being alone.”
Modern English
English
solo
“Performed by one person; alone.”