Where does “Terra Australis” come from?

Terra Australis (Latin) comes from Latin auster, from Proto-Italic *austeros.

Terra Australis (Latin): southern land

Definitions

  1. southern land

Ancestry of “Terra Australis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Terra Australis”

Every word from Proto-Italic *austeros →Every word from Latin auster →