Askincor
From Simon Online
Revision as of 11:15, 14 April 2013 by WilfGunther (Talk | contribs)
Askincor arabice stincus.
Translation:
Askincor is Arabic 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).