Where does “utopism” come from?

utopism (Romanian) comes from Romanian utopie, 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.

utopism (Romanian): utopianism

Definitions

  1. utopianism

Ancestry of “utopism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianutopieutopia
2Frenchutopieutopia, imaginary society in perfect harmony;...
3New LatinŪtopia—
4Ancient Greekοὐnot
5Ancient GreekοὐκίEpic form of οὐ
6Proto-Hellenicoyuki—
7Proto-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 →