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Where does “monopoli” come from?

monopoli (Italian) comes from Italian monopolo, from Italian polo, from English Polo, from English Marco Polo, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos — adjectival suffix.

monopoli (Italian): plural of monopolo; Monopoly

Definitions

  1. plural of monopolo; Monopoly

Ancestry of “monopoli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmonopolomonopole
2Italianpolopole; polo
3EnglishPoloShouted by a player of the game Marco Polo....
4EnglishMarco PoloA renowned traveler; A game played where one...
5LatinMārcus—
6LatinMartīnus—
7Latin-īnus—
8Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
9Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
10Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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