Where does “Simuliinae” come from?

Simuliinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Simulium, from Latin simulo, from Latin similis, from Proto-Italic semalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Simuliinae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Simuliinae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualSimuliumgenus
2LatinsimuloI make like, simulate, imitate, copy, represent;...
3Latinsimilissimilar
4Proto-Italicsemalissimiliar
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Italic semalis →Every word from Latin similis →