Where does “Arctiinae” come from?

Arctiinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Arctia, from Ancient Greek Ἄρκτος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.

Arctiinae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Arctiinae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualArctiagenus
2Ancient GreekἌρκτοςUrsa Major
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄρκτος →