Where does “Australian studies” come from?
Australian studies (English) comes from English Australian, from English Australia, from Latin terra austrālis incōgnita, from Latin auster, from Proto-Italic *austeros.
Australian studies (English): The study of Australians and Australian culture
Definitions
- The study of Australians and Australian culture
Ancestry of “Australian studies”, step by step
Australian studies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Australian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Australian | A person from the country of Australia or of... |
| 2 | English | Australia | — |
| 3 | Latin | terra austrālis incōgnita | — |
| 4 | Latin | auster | The south wind; south |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *austeros | — |
via English studies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | studies | Third-person singular simple present indicative... |