Where does “Ástralía” come from?

Ástralía (Icelandic) comes from Latin australis, from Latin auster, from Proto-Italic *austeros.

Ancestry of “Ástralía”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaustralissouthern; Australian; the south pole
2LatinausterThe south wind; south
3Proto-Italic*austeros—
Every word from Proto-Italic *austeros →Every word from Latin auster →Every word from Latin australis →