Where does “μονοπωλία” come from?

μονοπωλία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

μονοπωλία (Ancient Greek): exclusive sale, monopoly

Definitions

  1. exclusive sale, monopoly

Ancestry of “μονοπωλία”, step by step

μονοπωλία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μόνος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
2Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
3Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—

via Ancient Greek πωλέω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekπωλέωI sell
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from Ancient Greek μόνος →