Where does “Dipodomyinae” come from?

Dipodomyinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Dipodomys, from Translingual podo-, from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

Dipodomyinae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Dipodomyinae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualDipodomysgenus
2Translingualpodo-—
3Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →