English
australine
Australine comes from Latin australis ‘southern’, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros ‘in the direction of dawn, east’, and ultimately from *h₂ews-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-‘dawn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éwsteros‘in the direction of dawn, east’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*austerosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEauster‘south’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaustralis‘southern’
- Englishtodayaustraline
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-‘dawn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éwsteros‘in the direction of dawn, east’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*austerosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEauster‘south’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaustralis‘southern’
- Englishtodayaustraline
Formed from -ine
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘dawn’
or, air, eastern, plane, easter, aerial, malaria, aria, aurora, aero, exhaust, aura, eastward, oriel, aureus, oriole, aurelia, aurum, 60 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros ‘in the direction of dawn, east’
Today it means
noun A particular polyhydroxylated pyrrolizidine alkaloid.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- / australine