Where does “monopôle” come from?
monopôle (French) comes from French pôle, from Middle French pôle, from Old French pole, from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
monopôle (French): monopole
Definitions
- monopole
Ancestry of “monopôle”, step by step
monopôle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French pôle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pôle | pole; centre, hub |
| 2 | Middle French | pôle | — |
| 3 | Old French | pole | — |
| 4 | Latin | polus | pole |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόλος | pivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Latin monopōlium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | monopōlium | A right of exclusive sale in dealing or selling a thing |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μονοπώλιον | right of monopoly; an entity possessing a... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |