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Where does “Anabaenoideae” come from?

Anabaenoideae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Anabaena, from Ancient Greek ἀναβαίνω, from Ancient Greek βαίνω, from Proto-Hellenic gʷəňňō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “Anabaenoideae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualAnabaena—
2Ancient GreekἀναβαίνωI go up, mount; I turn out; I go back
3Ancient Greekβαίνωto go, step, move on foot; to mount; to depart,...
4Proto-Hellenicgʷəňňōto go, to step
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥yéti—
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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