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Where does “Sapindoideae” come from?

Sapindoideae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Sapindus, from Latin Indicus, from Ancient Greek ἰνδικός, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁, from Sanskrit सिन्धु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan síndʰuṣ.

Ancestry of “Sapindoideae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualSapindus—
2LatinIndicusof India
3Ancient Greekἰνδικός—
4Ancient GreekἸνδία—
5Ancient GreekἸνδόςan inhabitant of India or the Indian...
6Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁India; people living beyond the Indus
7Sanskritसिन्धुa river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea
8Proto-Indo-Aryansíndʰuṣriver, ocean; flow
9Proto-Indo-Iraniansíndʰušriver, stream
10Sanskritसिन्धु॑—
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