Where does “Phasianinae” come from?

Phasianinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Phasianus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός, from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός, from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς — Phasis.

Phasianinae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Phasianinae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPhasianusgenus
2Ancient Greekφασιανόςpheasant
3Ancient GreekΦᾱσῐᾱνόςPhasian
4Ancient GreekΦᾶσῐςPhasis
Every word from Ancient Greek ΦᾶσῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek ΦᾱσῐᾱνόςEvery word from Ancient Greek φασιανός