Where does “Macropodinae” come from?

Macropodinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Macropus, from Ancient Greek μακρόπους, from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

Macropodinae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Macropodinae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualMacropusgenus including kangaroo, wallaroo, and wallaby|nodot=1}}; the typical genus of Macropodidae
2Ancient Greekμακρόπουςlong-footed
3Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds
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