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Where does “utopiate” come from?

utopiate (English) comes from English opiate, from Middle English opiate, from Medieval Latin opiatus, from Latin opium, from Ancient Greek ὄπιον, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

utopiate (English): A drug providing escape from the problems of...

Definitions

  1. A drug providing escape from the problems of...

Ancestry of “utopiate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishopiateRelating to, resembling, or containing opium;...
2Middle Englishopiate—
3Medieval Latinopiatusopiate
4Latinopiumopium, poppy-juice
5Ancient Greekὄπιονpoppy juice, opium
6Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
7Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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