English
Singureni
Singureni comes from Romanian singur ‘single, only, sole’, and goes back to Latin singulus ‘one each, one apiece’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsingulus‘one each, one apiece’
- Romanianc. 1500–presentsingur‘single, only, sole’
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentSingureni
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsingulus‘one each, one apiece’
- Romanianc. 1500–presentsingur‘single, only, sole’
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentSingureni
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’
some, same, seem, similar, simple, simply, soft, sam, simulation, assemble, resemble, anomaly, resemblance, sincerely, simultaneous, simulate, semblance, sincerity, anomalous, assimilate, homeopathic, synapse, homology, hyphen, simile, insincere, homolog, simulacrum, synchronise, sempre, 46 more
through Latin singulus ‘one each, one apiece’
Today it means
name A village and commune of Giurgiu County, Romania.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin singulus / Singureni