Where does “Gelechiinae” come from?

Gelechiinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Gelechia, from Translingual -ia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Gelechiinae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Gelechiinae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualGelechiagenus
2Translingual-ia"especially to form genus names when appended to...
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iaEvery word from Latin -ius
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