ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWord partsRootssol (alone)
RootLatin
sol (alone)
alone, only
Latin solus means alone: a solitary walker travels solo, while a soliloquy lets one character speak alone.
Words built from it
- sole — being the only one
sol (only) - solo — a performance by one person
sol (alone) - solitary — alone or without companions
sol (alone) + -ary (relating to) - solitude — the state of being alone
sol (alone) + -itude (state) - soliloquy — a speech in which a character speaks thoughts aloud while alone
sol (alone) + loqu (speak) + -y (act) - desolate — deserted and empty, or deeply lonely
de- (completely) + sol (alone) + -ate (made)
Looks like it, but is not
- solstice — From Latin sol (sun) + sistere (stand still). Its sol means sun, not alone.
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Related word parts
- loq/loc (speak) — speech
- -tude — turns an adjective into a noun naming a state or quality