Where does “Ursinae” come from?

Ursinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Ursus, from Latin ursus, from Ancient Greek Ἄρκτος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.

Ursinae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Ursinae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualUrsusgenus
2Latinursusa bear
3Ancient GreekἌρκτοςUrsa Major
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying
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