Where does “Crotalinae” come from?

Crotalinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Crotalus, from Latin crotalum, from Ancient Greek κρόταλον, from Ancient Greek κροτέω — to rattle.

Crotalinae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Crotalinae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCrotalusgenus
2Latincrotalumcastanet
3Ancient Greekκρόταλονclapper, rattle, castanet
4Ancient Greekκροτέωto rattle
Every word from Ancient Greek κροτέω →Every word from Ancient Greek κρόταλον →Every word from Latin crotalum →