English

semimonopoly

From semi- + monopoly.

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one’

Proto-Indo-European *sēmi ‘half’

English semi-

Ancient Greek μονοπώλιον ‘a right of exclusive sale’

Latin monopōlium ‘a right of exclusive sale in dealing or…’

Today it means

noun A situation that is almost a monopoly.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / semimonopoly