Etymology

austral-

Today it means: Southern. Full definition →

Latin australis
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austral- · prefix1

  1. Latin · derived fromauster“south wind”
  2. Latin · derived fromaustralis“southern”
  3. English todayaustral-

From Latin australis (“southern”), from Latin auster (“south wind”).

Austral- · prefix2

  1. Latin · derived fromauster“south wind”
  2. Latin · derived fromaustralis“southern”
  3. English todayAustral-

From Latin australis (“southern”), from Latin auster (“south wind”).

Words from the same roots

Latinaustralis all →

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Latinauster all →

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