Where does “Lampyrinae” come from?

Lampyrinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Lampyris, from Latin lampȳris, from Ancient Greek λαμπυρίς, from Ancient Greek λάμπω, from Ancient Greek κτείς, from Proto-Indo-European *pḱtḗn, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

Lampyrinae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Lampyrinae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualLampyrisgenus
2LatinlampȳrisA glowworm
3Ancient Greekλαμπυρίςglowworm
4Ancient Greekλάμπωto shine, be bright, give light; to be loud,...
5Ancient Greekκτείςcomb; rake; horn of a lyre
6Proto-Indo-European*pḱtḗncomb
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *pḱtḗn →Every word from Ancient Greek κτείς →