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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

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

Words derived from “μονοπώλιον”

  • monopoly
  • monopolistic
  • monopolist
  • monopolize
  • monopolization
  • monopole
  • monopolistically
  • antimonopoly
  • monopolizer
  • antimonopolist
  • antimonopolistic
  • quasimonopolistic
  • nonmonopolistic
  • demonopolize
  • monopolylike
  • antimonopole
  • hypermonopole
  • unmonopolize
  • bimonopole
  • monopolium
  • monopolio
  • monopolista
  • antimonopolista
  • monopolio
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