Where does “satyrine” come from?

satyrine (English) comes from Translingual Satyrinae, from Translingual Satyrus, from Latin satyrus, from Ancient Greek Σάτυρος — a Satyr.

satyrine (English): Any butterfly of the subfamily Satyrinae

Definitions

  1. Any butterfly of the subfamily Satyrinae

Ancestry of “satyrine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualSatyrinaesubfamily
2TranslingualSatyrusgenus
3Latinsatyrussatyr, faun; satyr-like
4Ancient GreekΣάτυροςa Satyr
Every word from Ancient Greek Σάτυρος →Every word from Latin satyrus →Every word from Translingual Satyrus →