Where does “Psittacinae” come from?

Psittacinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Psittacus, from Latin psittacus, from Ancient Greek ψιττακός — parrot.

Psittacinae (Translingual): subfamily, parakeets and macaws}}

Definitions

  1. subfamily, parakeets and macaws}}

Ancestry of “Psittacinae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPsittacusgenus, of western and central Africa}}
2LatinpsittacusA parrot
3Ancient Greekψιττακόςparrot
Every word from Ancient Greek ψιττακός →Every word from Latin psittacus →Every word from Translingual Psittacus →
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