Where does “Papaveroideae” come from?

Papaveroideae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Papaver, from Latin pappa, from Latin pappo — I eat, eat pap.

Papaveroideae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Papaveroideae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPapavergenus
2Latinpappasecond-person singular present active imperative...
3LatinpappoI eat, eat pap
Every word from Latin pappoEvery word from Latin pappaEvery word from Translingual Papaver
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