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Where does “útóipí” come from?

útóipí (Irish) comes from Irish Útóipe, 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.

útóipí (Irish): utopian; inflection of útóipeach: ## genitive...

Definitions

  1. utopian; inflection of útóipeach: ## genitive...

Ancestry of “útóipí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishÚtóipe—
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
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