Askincor

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).

Next entry