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caurus.

north-west wind;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkau̯.rʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈkaːu̯.rus]
  1. northwestern wind

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *kaweros, probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₁w- (“north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *sěverъ (“north”), Lithuanian šiaurė ("north"), German Schauer, and English shower.

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