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Where does “monopolia” come from?

monopolia (Polish) comes from Latin monopōlium, from Ancient Greek μονοπώλιον, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

Ancestry of “monopolia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmonopōlium—
2Ancient Greekμονοπώλιονright of monopoly; an entity possessing a...
3Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
4Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
5Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—
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