Etymology of the English word duopoly
the English word
duopolyderived from the English word
monopolyderived from the Late Latin word
monopolyderived from the Greek word
monopolion, μονοπώλιον
using the Late Greek prefix
mono-, μονο-
derived from the Greek word
monos, μόνος (alone; single; remaining; sole or single; by implication, mere)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*men-derived from the Greek word
polein, πωλεῖν
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pel-derived from the Greek word
poleo, πωλέω (to barter (as a pedlar); to sell)
using the English prefix
duo-derived from the Latin prefix
duo-Usage
Word found in Modern English
