Where does “Elapinae” come from?

Elapinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Elaps, from Ancient Greek ἔλαψ, from Ancient Greek Ἔλλοψ — fish in general.

Elapinae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Elapinae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualElapsthe former genus of coral snakes
2Ancient Greekἔλαψfish, serpent
3Ancient GreekἜλλοψfish in general
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἔλλοψ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἔλαψ →Every word from Translingual Elaps →