LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun

altānus

Meaning

  1. a south-southwest wind

altānus, i, m.,
I. a south-southwest wind, between the Africus and Libonotus, Vitr. 1, 6, 10, cf. Plin. 2, 43, 44, § 114 (acc. to Isid. Orig. 13, 11 and Serv. ad Verg. A. 7, 27, the sea winds were so called quod ab alto spirant).

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What does altānus mean in Latin?
altānus, a noun, means “a south-southwest wind”.