Australianness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwss?

Proto-Indo-European *-teros

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros

Proto-Italic *austeros

Latin auster

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -alis

Latin austrālis

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -iader.

English -ia

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Latin terra austrālis incōgnitainflu.

English Australia

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nosder.

Proto-Italic *-ānos

Latin -ānus

Old French -ainder.

Middle English -an

English -an

English Australian

Proto-Germanic *-in-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-inōną

Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-

Proto-Germanic *-atjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *-assuz

Proto-Germanic *-inassuz

Proto-West Germanic *-nassī

Old English -nes

Middle English -nesse

English -ness

English Australianness

From Australian + -ness.

Noun

Australianness (uncountable)

1. The state or quality of being Australian.
   • 2013, Alexis Wright, The Swan Book, Constable (2016), page 138:

     He believed that the people he looked at around the room were had it. Did not have what the policy required of them. Did not share the dream of Australianness.

Translations

state of being Australian

• Finnish: australialaisuus