Where does “Vespinae” come from?

Vespinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Vespa, from Latin vespa, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

Vespinae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Vespinae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualVespagenus
2Latinvespawasp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂ →Every word from Latin vespa →