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Where does “antípoda” come from?

antípoda (Spanish) comes from Latin antipodes, 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.

antípoda (Spanish): antipode

Definitions

  1. antipode

Ancestry of “antípoda”, step by step

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