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Where does “utopico” come from?

utopico (Italian) comes from Italian 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.

utopico (Italian): utopian, ideal

Definitions

  1. utopian, ideal

Ancestry of “utopico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianutopiautopia
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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