Morpheme
Sol(e) [Sole, Sol]
Type
free base
Denotation
alone, single
Etymology
Latin sōlus
Evidence
desolate, desolation, sole, solely, solifidian, soliloquist, soliloquize, soliloquy, solipsism, solitaire, solitariness, solitary, solitude, solitudinous, solitudinously, solo
Notes
classical base analysis
solitary and solitaire are doublets
Modern Base Analysis
<Solite> denoting “solitary”
alternative modern base analysis without suffixal constructions -itaire, -itary
from solitary, from Latin sōlitās, from sōlus + -tās
solitaire, solitariness, solitary
