Where does “сцинк” come from?

сцинк (Russian) comes from Latin scincus, from Ancient Greek σκίγγος — skink, a kind of lizard.

сцинк (Russian): skink

Definitions

  1. skink

Ancestry of “сцинк”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscincus—
2Ancient Greekσκίγγοςskink, a kind of lizard
Every word from Ancient Greek σκίγγος →Every word from Latin scincus →