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singulus

Pronunciation: [ˈsɪŋ.ɡʊ.ɫʊs]

“singulus” is a Latin word. Its 4 meanings in English:

numeral

  1. one each, one apiece
  2. each one, every one
  3. one at a time, one by one
  4. separate, single

Etymology

Uncertain. Theories include: * From Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one”) + *gʰ- (distributive particle). Compare Ancient Greek δίχα (díkha, “in two”), Albanian gjithë (“whole”), and Old Armenian եզ (ez, “one”). * From Proto-Indo-European *sem + *-go- + *-ló-s. Compare Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls, “alone”), Ancient Greek ἵγγιᾱ (híngiā, “one(?)”).

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