Etymology of the English word antipodes
the English word
antipodesderived from the Late Latin word
antipodesderived from the Greek word
antipodes, ἀντίποδες
derived from the Greek word
antipoususing the Greek prefix
anti-, ἀντι-
derived from the Greek word
anti, ἀντί (against, before, opposite, instead or because of)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*anti-derived from the Greek word
pous, πούς (podos, foot; a 'foot' (figuratively or literally))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ped-Date
The earliest known usage of antipodes in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
antipodeUsage
Word found in Modern English
