Borealis
/ˌbɔːriˈælɪs/noun
Relating to the north or the northern regions.
Did you know?Borealis comes from Boreas, the Greek personification of the north wind, so the word carries a mythic, weather-powered sense of the cold northern sky.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Βορέας (Boréas)
“The north wind, later personified as a god”
Classical Latin
Latin
boreālis
“Northern; of the north wind”
Late Latin / Medieval Latin
Latin
borealis
“Pertaining to the north”
16th–17th Century
English
boreal
“Northern; relating to the north”
Modern English
English
borealis
“Used especially in scientific and poetic contexts for northern phenomena”