Where does “Phocinae” come from?
Phocinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Phoca, from Latin phōca, from Ancient Greek φώκη — seal.
Ancestry of “Phocinae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Phoca | — |
| 2 | Latin | phōca | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φώκη | seal |