Etymology

auster

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Today it means: The god of the south wind. Full definition →

Latin auster ← Proto-Italic *austeros ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwss?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsteros
  4. Proto-Italic*austeros
  5. Latinauster
  6. English todayAuster

Borrowed from Latin auster.

Words from the same roots

Latinauster all →

austral-austromancy

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