Where does “oligopolistisch” come from?
oligopolistisch (German) comes from German oligopolist, from German Oligopol, from French oligopole, from French -pole, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.
oligopolistisch (German): oligopolistic
Ancestry of “oligopolistisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | oligopolist | — |
| 2 | German | Oligopol | oligopoly |
| 3 | French | oligopole | oligopoly |
| 4 | French | -pole | -polis; -poly, related to market or economy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόλις | city; a whole country, as dependent on and called... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |