Etymograph

English

singlehood

From single + -hood.

A compound of single + -hood

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’

Latin singulus ‘one each’

Old French sengle

Middle English single

English single

Today it means

noun The state of being single (unattached or unmarried).

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “singlehood”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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