Where does “-topia” come from?

-topia (English) comes from English Utopia, from New Latin Ūtopia, from Ancient Greek οὐ, from Ancient Greek οὐκί, from Proto-Hellenic oyuki, from Proto-Indo-European (ne) h₂óyu kʷid — ever, on your life; not ever, not on your life.

-topia (English): Paradise; Any geographic region

Definitions

  1. Paradise; Any geographic region

Ancestry of “-topia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUtopiaA world in which everything and everyone works in perfect harmony
2New LatinŪtopia—
3Ancient Greekοὐnot
4Ancient GreekοὐκίEpic form of οὐ
5Proto-Hellenicoyuki—
6Proto-Indo-European(ne) h₂óyu kʷidever, on your life; not ever, not on your life

Words derived from “-topia”

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