Etymology

Austronesian

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Today it means: Pertaining to the Austronesian language family. Full definition →

German Austronesisch
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  1. German · borrowed fromAustronesisch
  2. English todayAustronesian

Borrowed from German Austronesisch; coined by Wilhelm Schmidt. From Latin austro- (“southern”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + -ian.

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