Where does “Caimaninae” come from?

Caimaninae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Caiman, from Spanish caimán, from Taíno kaimán.

Caimaninae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Caimaninae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCaimangenus
2Spanishcaimánalligator; caiman
3Taínokaimán—
Every word from Taíno kaimán →Every word from Spanish caimán →Every word from Translingual Caiman →