Where does “utopian” come from?

utopian (Finnish) comes from Finnish 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.

utopian (Finnish): Genitive singular form of utopia

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of utopia

Ancestry of “utopian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishutopiautopia
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (ne) h₂óyu kʷid →Every word from Proto-Hellenic oyuki →Every word from Ancient Greek οὐκί →