Etymology?

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What is the etymology of the word "utopia"?

2006-11-29 12:23:07 · 2 answers · asked by kaymay09 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

from 2 words (i think):
eutopia and
outopia (or something like that beginning with "o")
what do they mean
(i think one means "no place"...)

2006-11-29 12:41:21 · update #1

2 answers

It's Greek --- "eu" = good "topos" = place

2006-11-29 12:31:36 · answer #1 · answered by wild_turkey_willie 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋

1551, from Mod.L. Utopia, lit. "nowhere," coined by Thomas More (and used as title of his book, 1516, about an imaginary island enjoying perfect legal, social, and political systems), from Gk. ou "not" + topos "place." Extended to "any perfect place," 1613. Utopian, as a noun meaning "visionary idealist," is first recorded c.1873.

2006-11-29 12:32:05 · answer #2 · answered by Bethany 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋