- solitaire (n.)
[solitaire 词源字典]
- c. 1500, "widow;" 1716, "solitary person, recluse," from French solitaire, from Latin adjective solitarius "alone, lonely, isolated" (see solitary). Sense of "a precious stone set by itself" is from 1727. Meaning "card game played by one person" is first attested 1746.[solitaire etymology, solitaire origin, 英语词源]