Where does “Australia” come from?

Australia (Polish) comes from English Australia, from Latin terra austrālis incōgnita, from Latin auster, from Proto-Italic *austeros.

Australia (Polish): Africa

Definitions

  1. Africa

Ancestry of “Australia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAustralia—
2Latinterra austrālis incōgnita—
3LatinausterThe south wind; south
4Proto-Italic*austeros—

Words derived from “Australia”

Every word from Proto-Italic *austeros →Every word from Latin auster →Every word from Latin terra austrālis incōgnita →