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WBurke17 · Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:13 pm Post subject: Greek and Latin roots

Androctonus (Greek), male, strength + comb
australis (Greek), southern
Buthus (Greek), bottom of the sea (?)
occitanus (?) (Several options)
Centruroides (Greek), center, sharp point, spiny
exilicauda (Latin), thin + tail
gracilis (Latin), thin, unadorned
testaceus (Latin), tile-like
Hottenttota (from "Hottentot")
judaica (Latin), Jewish, Israeli
Isometrus (Greek), single, uniform + measure
maculatus (Latin), spotted, blotched, stained
Leiurus (Greek), smooth(?) + tail
quinquestriatus (Latin), five + striated
Diplocentrus (Greek), double + sharp point (spine)
Hadogenes (Greek), Hades(?) + born of (hellborn?) (if properly Hadr-, then "thick")
Lioscheles (Greek), smooth + rib
Opisthacanthus (Greek), behind + thorn, spine
asper (Latin), rough (also "white" from same root)
Anuroctonus (Greek), without tail + comb
phaiodactylus (Greek), dark, dusky + digit (i.e., finger, toe)
Hadrurus (Greek), thick, bulky + tail ("the tail from hell?")
arizonensis (place name: from Arizona)
pallidus (Latin), pale, yellowish
spadix (Latin, Greek), pull, tear
Heterometrus (Greek), other, unlike + measure (or "mother")
longimanus (Latin), broad, long + hand
Pandinus (Latin), curved
cavimanus (Latin), cavity, hollow place + hand
imperator (Latin), emperor
Scorpio (Greek), scrape, Skorpios (place name)
maurus (Latin from Berber), Moor, Moorish (dark?)
Paruroctonus (Latin + Greek), adorned + comb
becki (proper name + i)
boreus (Latin), northern
gracilior (Latin), simple, unadorned, thin
luteolus (Latin), yellow
mesaensis (Spanish from Latin), mesa (= from the mesa)
sylvestrii (proper name + i)
utahensis (place name: from Utah)
Serradigitus (Latin), serrated + digit (i.e., finger, toe)
Vaejovis (Latin), very + jovial (after Jove, Jupiter?)
carolinianus (place name: from Carolina)
coahuilae (place name: from Coahuila)
confusus (Latin), mixed
spinigerus (Latin), spiny
Uroctonus (Greek), tail + comb (Latin uro means "burn," "inflame")
mordax (Latin), sharp, stinging
Mastigoproctus (Greek) whip + anus, rear
giganteus (Greek), gigantic

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