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Where does “Glycininae” come from?

Glycininae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Glycine, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.

Ancestry of “Glycininae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualGlycine—
2Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
3Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús →