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Where does “antipodista” come from?

antipodista (Italian) comes from French antipodiste, from French antipode, from Ancient Greek ἀντίποδες, from Ancient Greek ἀντί, from Ancient Greek νόμος, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

antipodista (Italian): antipodist

Definitions

  1. antipodist

Ancestry of “antipodista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchantipodisteantipodist
2Frenchantipodeantipode; opposite
3Ancient Greekἀντίποδες—
4Ancient Greekἀντίover against, opposite; at the same time as; in...
5Ancient Greekνόμοςusage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain
6Ancient Greekνέμωto deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or...
7Proto-Indo-Europeannémossacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing
8Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take
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