Where does “Zosteropinae” come from?

Zosteropinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Zosterops, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

Zosteropinae (Translingual): A proposed subfamily of the Timaliidae that would include the white-eyes

Definitions

  1. A proposed subfamily of the Timaliidae that would include the white-eyes

Ancestry of “Zosteropinae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualZosteropsgenus
2Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
3Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄψ →