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− | Latin ''scincus/scincos'' is adopted from Greek σκίγγος /skíngos/, σκίγκος /skínkos/, English skink; it is "a kind of lizard found in Africa and the East, used in medicine" ( | + | Latin ''scincus/scincos'' is adopted from Greek σκίγγος /skíngos/, σκίγκος /skínkos/, English skink; it is "a kind of lizard found in Africa and the East, used in medicine" (LSJ). |
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Revision as of 14:58, 15 January 2013
Askincor arabice stincus.
Translation:
Askincor is the Arabic word for Latin stincus {"skink lizard"}.
Commentary:
Siggel p. 14: ﺍﺳﻗﻧﻗﻮﺭ isqanqūr Scincus officinalis, Skunx {i.e. "skink lizard"}.
'c' misread as 't' in scincus. Latin scincus/scincos is adopted from Greek σκίγγος /skíngos/, σκίγκος /skínkos/, English skink; it is "a kind of lizard found in Africa and the East, used in medicine" (LSJ).