Where does “μονοπώλιον” come from?

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

μονοπώλιον (Ancient Greek): right of monopoly; an entity possessing a...

Definitions

  1. right of monopoly; an entity possessing a...

Ancestry of “μονοπώλιον”, step by step

μονοπώλιον 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

Words derived from “μονοπώλιον

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérməEvery word from Ancient Greek σπέρμαEvery word from Ancient Greek μόνος