Where does “Utopie” come from?

Utopie (German) comes from French utopie, 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.

Utopie (German): utopia

Definitions

  1. utopia

Ancestry of “Utopie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchutopieutopia, imaginary society 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 “Utopie

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (ne) h₂óyu kʷidEvery word from Proto-Hellenic oyukiEvery word from Ancient Greek οὐκί
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