Where does “Antiterra” come from?
Antiterra (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Terra, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
Antiterra (Portuguese): antichthon
Ancestry of “Antiterra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Terra | Earth |
| 2 | Latin | Terra | goddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |