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Where does “monopolio” come from?

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

monopolio (Spanish): monopoly

Definitions

  1. monopoly

Ancestry of “monopolio”, 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—

Words derived from “monopolio”

  • antimonopolista
  • monopolista
  • antimonopolio
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