Where does “ostro” come from?

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

ostro (Italian): southerly wind; "hence" the south; purple

Definitions

  1. southerly wind; "hence" the south; purple

Ancestry of “ostro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinausterThe south wind; south
2Proto-Italic*austeros—

Words derived from “ostro”

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