Where does “Meliponini” come from?

Meliponini (Translingual) comes from Translingual -ini, from Latin -inus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Meliponini (Translingual): tribes or meliponines}}

Definitions

  1. tribes or meliponines}}

Ancestry of “Meliponini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual-iniUsed to indicate tribes of animals
2Latin-inusOf or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -inus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →