Where does “unicornfish” come from?
unicornfish (English) comes from English unicorn, from Middle English unicorne, from Anglo-Norman unicorne, from Latin ūnicornis, from Latin ūni-, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos — one; single.
unicornfish (English): Any fish of the genus Naso; The fish Eumecichthys...
Definitions
- Any fish of the genus Naso; The fish Eumecichthys...
Ancestry of “unicornfish”, step by step
unicornfish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unicorn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unicorn | A mythical beast resembling a horse or deer with... |
| 2 | Middle English | unicorne | unicorn; Any one-horned beast; anger, rage, fury,... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | unicorne | unicorn |
| 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 |
via English Fish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fish | The constellation and zodiacal sign Pisces |
| 2 | Old English | fiscian | to fish |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fiskōn | to fish, to catch fish |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fiskōną | to fish, to catch fish |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |