Where does “monopól” come from?

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

monopól (Czech): magnetic monopole; monopole antenna

Definitions

  1. magnetic monopole; monopole antenna

Ancestry of “monopól”, step by step

monopól traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μονοπώλιον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμονοπώλιονright of monopoly; an entity possessing a...
2Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
3Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
4Proto-Hellenic*spérmə

via Czech pól

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpólpole; genitive plural of pólo
2Latinpoluspole
3Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérməEvery word from Ancient Greek σπέρμαEvery word from Ancient Greek μόνος
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