How was the term “utopia” coined, and by whom?

The Sir Thomas More answer is correct.

However, the 14th century Byzantine theologian Neophytus Prodromenus independently coined the term in his treatise Against the Latins [Catholics]. In his text, it was a variant of ἀτοπία “un-placed-ness”, which was the Greek word for absurdity, fallacy.

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• The Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität is complete – Ἡλληνιστεύκοντος says:

  2017-11-02 at 09:48

  […] Hellenic coinages in Byzantium is indeed a recurring delight of Mediaeval Greek lexicography; I’ve mentioned here the instance of utopia being anticipated in the 14th century (with the meaning […]

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