Antipode
/ˈæn.tɪ.pəʊd/noun
A place or region directly opposite another on the globe; also, a person or thing diametrically opposed.
Did you know?The ancient Greek idea behind this word imagined people on the far side of the world as having their feet pointing toward yours, a concept that once sounded almost like forbidden cosmology.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Gk
ἀντίποδες (antípodes)
“those with the feet opposite; people on the other side of the Earth”
Late Latin
Lat
antipodes
“the inhabitants of the opposite side of the globe”
Old French
OF
antipode
“the antipodes; people living in the opposite hemisphere”
Middle English
Eng
antipode
“the opposite side of the Earth; inhabitants there”
Modern English
Eng
antipode
“a point or region directly opposite another on the globe; an opposite or contrast”