Where does “antipodes” come from?
Antipodes comes from English antipodes, derived from English antipode, which traces back through English to an ultimate origin in English.
antipodes (English): The place on the diametrically opposite side of...
Definitions
- The place on the diametrically opposite side of...
Ancestry of “antipodes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | antipodes | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀντίποδες | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀντί | over against, opposite; at the same time as; in... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νόμος | usage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |