myEtymology.com: English etymology of monopsony

Etymology of the English word monopsony

the English word monopsony

using the English prefix mono-

derived from the French prefix mono-

derived from the New Latin prefix mono-

derived from 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 opsonia

derived from the Greek word opsonein

The earliest known usage of monopsony in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English