Where does “Orchidoideae” come from?

Orchidoideae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Orchis, from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erǵʰi- — testicle.

Orchidoideae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Orchidoideae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualOrchisgenus
2Latinorchisorchid; kind of olive
3Ancient Greekὄρχιςtesticle; ovary; orchid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erǵʰi-testicle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erǵʰi- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄρχις →Every word from Latin orchis →