Where does “alicorn” come from?
alicorn (English) comes from Italian alicorno, from Italian liocorno, from Italian unicorno, from Latin ūnicornis, from Latin ūni-, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos — one; single.
alicorn (English): The horn of a unicorn considered as a medical or...
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- The horn of a unicorn considered as a medical or...
Ancestry of “alicorn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | alicorno | Alternative form of liocorno; a coin in medieval... |
| 2 | Italian | liocorno | unicorn |
| 3 | Italian | unicorno | one-horned; unicorn; narwhal |
| 4 | Latin | ūnicornis | One-horned |
| 5 | Latin | ūni- | one; uni |
| 6 | Latin | ūnus | one, single |
| 7 | Old Latin | oinos | one |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |