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austral

Today it means: Of, relating to, or coming from the south. Full definition →

Latin australis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Proto-Italic *austeros

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austral · adjective¹

Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwss?
Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsteros
Proto-Italic*austeros
Latinauster
Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
Latinaustralis
English todayaustral

Borrowed from Latin australis (“southern”).

austral · noun²

Latin · derived fromaustralis
Spanish · borrowed fromaustral
English todayaustral

From Spanish austral, from Latin australis.

Words from the same roots

Latinaustralis all →

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