Where does “Utopia” come from?
Utopia comes from Latin Utopia, a coinage by Thomas More meaning "no place" from Greek ou- (not) and topos (place).
Utopia (English): A world in which everything and everyone works in perfect harmony
Definitions
- A world in which everything and everyone works in perfect harmony
Ancestry of “Utopia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | Ūtopia | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | οὐ | not |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | οὐκί | Epic form of οὐ |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | oyuki | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (ne) h₂óyu kʷid | ever, on your life; not ever, not on your life |