Where does “unicorny” come from?
unicorny (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.
unicorny (English): Resembling or characteristic of a unicorn
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a unicorn
Ancestry of “unicorny”, step by step
unicorny 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 Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |