Where does “australe” come from?

australe (Italian) comes from Latin australis, from Latin auster, from Proto-Italic *austeros.

australe (Italian): southern, south, austral

Definitions

  1. southern, south, austral

Ancestry of “australe”, 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 →
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