Where does “unicorn” come from?

unicorn (Catalan) comes from Latin ūnicornis, from Latin ūni-, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

unicorn (Catalan): unicorn

Definitions

  1. unicorn

Ancestry of “unicorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinūnicornisOne-horned
2Latinūni-one; uni
3Latinūnusone, single
4Old Latinoinosone
5Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Old Latin oinos →