Where does “Cyperoideae” come from?

Cyperoideae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Cyperus, from Latin cyperus, from Ancient Greek κύπειρος, from Ancient Greek κύπειρον — galingale.

Cyperoideae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Cyperoideae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCyperusgenus
2Latincyperusgalingale
3Ancient Greekκύπειρος—
4Ancient Greekκύπειρονgalingale
Every word from Ancient Greek κύπειρον →Every word from Ancient Greek κύπειρος →Every word from Latin cyperus →