single etymology

Etymology:

• Old English "singel," from Proto-Germanic "singlaz," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European "semsko-," meaning "one."

Meaning:

• Consisting of only one; not multiple or plural.
• Solitary; without company or associates.
• Unmarried or unattached.

Origin:

• The word "single" has been in use in English since before the 10th century.
• It originally referred to something that was whole, complete, or undivided.
• By the 14th century, the word had acquired its current meaning of "consisting of only one."

single relate terms

• singleton

  Etymology The word singleton originated in the 1960s from the phrase single element ob

• single

  Etymology Old English singel from Proto Germanic singlaz ultimately from Proto In

• single handed

  Etymology Single from Old English singel refers to being alone or unaccompanied

• single

  Etymology Old English singel from Proto Germanic singlaz ultimately from Proto In

• singular

  Etymology Latin singularis singular unique exceptional From singulari to singl

• singularity

  Etymology The word singularity is derived from the Latin word singularis which mean

• multiple

  Etymology The study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have chang

• monolith

  Etymology From Greek μονόλιθος monolíthos from μόνος mónos single

• monogram

  Etymology The word monogram is derived from the Greek words mono meaning single a

• duel

  Etymology Old French duel Latin duellum fight between two persons PIE root duw

• simplex

  Etymology Latin símplex simplici single simple Proto Indo European sem on

• safety

  Etymology The word safety is derived from the Old French word sauveté which in turn

• double

  Etymology The word double has two possible etymologies From the Middle English dob