Etymograph

English

topia

Topia comes from Latin topia ‘ornamental gardening, landscape painting’, and goes back to Ancient Greek τόπος ‘place’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτόποςtópos‘place’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτόπιαtópia
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtopia‘ornamental gardening, landscape painting’
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτόποςtópos‘place’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτόπιαtópia
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtopia‘ornamental gardening, landscape painting’
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Ancient Greek τόπος ‘place’

topic, topos, 8 more

Another origin of topia

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτόποςtópos‘place, region’
  2. Englishtodaytopia

Today it means

noun A kind of mural decoration common in Ancient Roman houses, usually featuring landscapes.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek τόπος / topia

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