Where does “Carduelinae” come from?

Carduelinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Carduelis, from Latin carduēlis, from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

Carduelinae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Carduelinae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCarduelisgenus
2Latincarduēlisa thistlefinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
3Latincarduusa wild thistle; the artichoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Latin carduus →Every word from Latin carduēlis →