Where does “uchronian” come from?

uchronian (English) comes from English uchronia, from French uchronie, 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.

uchronian (English): Pertaining to uchronia ("an idealized or fictional conception of a particular period of time, especially in the past")

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to uchronia ("an idealized or fictional conception of a particular period of time, especially in the past")

Ancestry of “uchronian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuchroniaAn idealized or fictional conception of a...
2Frenchuchronieuchronia
3Ancient Greekοὐnot
4Ancient GreekοὐκίEpic form of οὐ
5Proto-Hellenicoyuki—
6Proto-Indo-European(ne) h₂óyu kʷidever, on your life; not ever, not on your life
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (ne) h₂óyu kʷid →Every word from Proto-Hellenic oyuki →Every word from Ancient Greek οὐκί →
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