Where does “monopolista” come from?
monopolista (Spanish) comes from Spanish monopolio, from Latin monopōlium, from Ancient Greek μονοπώλιον, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
monopolista (Spanish): monopolist
Definitions
- monopolist
Ancestry of “monopolista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | monopolio | monopoly |
| 2 | Latin | monopōlium | A right of exclusive sale in dealing or selling a thing |
| 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 | — |