Etymology of the English word monopolize
the English word
monopolizederived 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 suffix
-izederived from the Old French suffix
-iserderived from the Latin suffix
-izarederived from the Greek suffix
-izein, -ίζειν
Derivations in English
monopolized,
monopolizingUsage
Word found in Modern English
