Where does “Niveoscincus” come from?
Niveoscincus (Translingual) comes from Translingual Scincus, from Ancient Greek σκίγκος, from Ancient Greek σκίγγος — skink, a kind of lizard.
Ancestry of “Niveoscincus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Scincus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σκίγκος | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκίγγος | skink, a kind of lizard |