The story
- Latin · derived fromstellio“a newt with starlike spots on its back”
- English todaystellion
From Latin stellio (“a newt with starlike spots on its back”), from stella (“star”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
stellion
Today it means: A lizard (Laudakia stellio or Stellagama stellio). It is olive-green with small stellate spots, commonly found in the rocky areas around the Mediterranean. Full definition →
Latin stellio