Where does “Anserinae” come from?
Anserinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Anser, from Latin ānser, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns — goose.
Ancestry of “Anserinae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Anser | — |
| 2 | Latin | ānser | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰh₂éns | goose |