Where does “scinco” come from?
scinco (Italian) comes from Latin scincos, from Ancient Greek σκίγκος, from Ancient Greek σκίγγος — skink, a kind of lizard.
scinco (Italian): skink
Ancestry of “scinco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | scincos | A kind of lizard, a skink |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σκίγκος | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκίγγος | skink, a kind of lizard |