Where does “utopi” come from?

utopi (Swedish) comes from German 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.

utopi (Swedish): a utopia

Definitions

  1. a utopia

Ancestry of “utopi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUtopieutopia
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 →