Where does “монопо́лия” come from?
монопо́лия (Russian) comes from Polish monopolia, from Latin monopōlium, from Ancient Greek μονοπώλιον, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
Ancestry of “монопо́лия”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | monopolia | — |
| 2 | Latin | monopōlium | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μονοπώλιον | right of monopoly; an entity possessing a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |
Words derived from “монопо́лия”