English
solitudinarian
Solitudinarian comes from Latin sōlitūdō ‘an instance of being alone’, and goes back to sōlus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsōlus‘alone’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsōlitūdōas sōlitūdin-‘an instance of being alone’
- Englishtodaysolitudinarian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsōlus‘alone’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsōlitūdōas sōlitūdin-‘an instance of being alone’
- Englishtodaysolitudinarian
Formed from -arian
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *swé ‘self’
such, self, suicide, idiot, sans, swain, idiocy, sere, 20 more
through Latin sōlus ‘alone’
solo, sole, desolate, desolation, sullen, solitaire, solus, 5 more
Today it means
noun One who remains solitary.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin sōlus / solitudinarian