Where does “lymantriine” come from?

lymantriine (English) comes from Translingual Lymantriinae, from Translingual -inae, from Latin -īnae.

lymantriine (English): Any moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae

Definitions

  1. Any moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae

Ancestry of “lymantriine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualLymantriinaesubfamily
2Translingual-inae
3Latin-īnae
Every word from Latin -īnaeEvery word from Translingual -inaeEvery word from Translingual Lymantriinae