Where does “monopolist” come from?

Monopolist derives from English monopoly, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek μονοπώλιον meaning sole seller, from πωλέω meaning to sell, from χρῶμα, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu, ultimately from gʰer-.

monopolist (English): One who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly...

Definitions

  1. One who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly...

Ancestry of “monopolist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
2Old French-iste
3Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
4Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
5Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tās

Words derived from “monopolist

Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from English -istEvery word from Ancient Greek -τής