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

  1. A market situation in which there is only one...

Ancestry of “monopsony”, step by step

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

Words derived from “monopsony”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from Ancient Greek μόνος →