Where does “ουτοπία” come from?

ουτοπία (Greek) comes from English 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.

ουτοπία (Greek): utopia

Definitions

  1. utopia

Ancestry of “ουτοπία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUtopiaA world in which everything and everyone works 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (ne) h₂óyu kʷid →Every word from Proto-Hellenic oyuki →Every word from Ancient Greek οὐκί →