How did Thomas More create the word utopia?

Thomas More coined the term "Utopia" for his 1516 book, Utopia, by combining two Greek words: ou, meaning "not" or "no," and topos, meaning "place."12

By creating this name, More intended to imply that the ideal society he described on his fictional island could not actually exist. His work, which explored a world characterized by religious toleration, the absence of private property, and social equality, established a new genre of utopian fiction. While the term is now commonly used to describe a place of ideal perfection, its etymological roots specifically highlight its nature as a "no place."12