Where does “monopsony” come from?
Monopsony comes from Ancient Greek μόνος (monos, "sole") and χρῶμα (chrōma, "color"), tracing back through Proto-Indo-European gʰreu and gʰer-.
monopsony (English): A market situation in which there is only one...
Definitions
- A market situation in which there is only one...
Ancestry of “monopsony”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |
Words derived from “monopsony”