Where does “Scincoidea” come from?

Scincoidea (Translingual) comes from Translingual Scincus, from Ancient Greek σκίγκος, from Ancient Greek σκίγγος — skink, a kind of lizard.

Scincoidea (Translingual): Skinks

Definitions

  1. Skinks

Ancestry of “Scincoidea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualScincusgenus
2Ancient Greekσκίγκος—
3Ancient Greekσκίγγοςskink, a kind of lizard
Every word from Ancient Greek σκίγγος →Every word from Ancient Greek σκίγκος →Every word from Translingual Scincus →