Austral
/ˈɔːstrəl/noun
Relating to the south or to the Southern Hemisphere.
Did you know?The word comes from Latin words for ‘south’ and was later used in astronomy and geography to mark the opposite of the north, giving it a quietly cosmic, directional power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*aus-
“to shine, dawn”
Latin
Latin
auster
“the south wind; the south”
Classical Latin
Latin
austrālis
“southern, of the south”
Middle English
English
austral
“southern; pertaining to the south”
Modern English
English
austral
“relating to the south or to the Southern Hemisphere”