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Etymology of the Latin word antipodes

the Late Latin word antipodes

derived from the Greek word antipodes, ἀντίποδες

derived from the Greek word antipous

using 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-

English antipodes, French antipode, Italian antipode, Portuguese antípoda

Word found in Late Latin