Where does “monoceros” come from?
monoceros (English) comes from Old French monoceros, from Latin monocerōs, from Ancient Greek μονόκερως, from Ancient Greek κέρας, from Proto-Hellenic *kérats.
monoceros (English): A unicorn; A narwhal
Ancestry of “monoceros”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | monoceros | — |
| 2 | Latin | monocerōs | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μονόκερως | single-horned; having one horn |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κέρας | horn; horn as a material, or anything made of... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *kérats | — |