Where does “Sciurinae” come from?
Sciurinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Sciurus, from Latin sciūrus, from Ancient Greek σκίουρος, from Ancient Greek σκιά, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
Ancestry of “Sciurinae”, step by step