Where does “Euphorbioideae” come from?

Euphorbioideae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Euphorbia, from Latin Euphorbus, from Ancient Greek εὔφορβος, from Ancient Greek εὐ-, from Ancient Greek πίων, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

Euphorbioideae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Euphorbioideae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualEuphorbiagenus
2LatinEuphorbusA masculine given name
3Ancient Greekεὔφορβοςwell fed
4Ancient Greekεὐ-good, well
5Ancient Greekπίωνfat, rich; wealthy; abounding, fertile
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH-Every word from Ancient Greek εὐ-Every word from Ancient Greek εὔφορβος