Where does “Leuciscinae” come from?

Leuciscinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Leuciscus, from Ancient Greek λευκίσκος, from Ancient Greek λευκός, from Proto-Hellenic *leukós — white.

Leuciscinae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Leuciscinae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualLeuciscusgenus
2Ancient Greekλευκίσκοςbleak
3Ancient Greekλευκόςbright, shining, gleaming; light in color; white;...
4Proto-Hellenic*leukóswhite
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *leukósEvery word from Ancient Greek λευκόςEvery word from Ancient Greek λευκίσκος