Askincor

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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).

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