myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of monopolio

Etymology of the Italian word monopolio

the Italian word monopolio

derived from the Latin word monopolium (monopoly, right of exclusive sale in a community)

derived 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)

Dutch monopolie, English monopoly, French monopole, German Monopol, Lithuanian monopolija, Norwegian monopol, Russian мoнoполия, Spanish monopolio, Swedish monopol