Where does “Melolonthinae” come from?
Melolonthinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Melolontha, from Ancient Greek μηλολόνθη, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
Ancestry of “Melolonthinae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Melolontha | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μηλολόνθη | cockchafer |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |