Where does “Aussieness” come from?
Aussieness (English) comes from English aussie, from English Australian, from English Australia, from Latin terra austrālis incōgnita, from Latin auster, from Proto-Italic *austeros.
Aussieness (English): Australianness
Definitions
- Australianness
Ancestry of “Aussieness”, step by step
Aussieness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aussie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aussie | A diminutive of the male given names Austin, Osborn, or Oswald |
| 2 | English | Australian | A person from the country of Australia or of... |
| 3 | English | Australia | — |
| 4 | Latin | terra austrālis incōgnita | — |
| 5 | Latin | auster | The south wind; south |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *austeros | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |