Where does “Polygonoideae” come from?
Polygonoideae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Polygonum, from Ancient Greek πολύγονον, from Ancient Greek πολύγονος, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
Polygonoideae (Translingual): subfamily
Definitions
- subfamily
Ancestry of “Polygonoideae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Polygonum | genus |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πολύγονον | Either of two plants |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πολύγονος | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |