Where does “ostro” come from?
ostro (English) comes from Italian ostro, from Latin auster, from Proto-Italic *austeros.
ostro (English): a southerly Mediterranean wind
Definitions
- a southerly Mediterranean wind
Ancestry of “ostro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | ostro | southerly wind; "hence" the south; purple |
| 2 | Latin | auster | The south wind; south |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *austeros | — |