Where does “Ostralien” come from?

Ostralien (Mauritian Creole) comes from French Australien, from French -ien, from Middle French -ien, from Old French -ien, from Latin -iānus, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

Ostralien (Mauritian Creole): an Australian

Definitions

  1. an Australian

Ancestry of “Ostralien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchAustralienAustralian
2French-ienDenotes where something or someone is from; -ian;...
3Middle French-ien-ian
4Old French-ien-ian
5Latin-iānus—
6Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian
Every word from Latin -ānus →