Where does “unihorn” come from?
unihorn (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.
unihorn (English): The horn of a unicorn
Definitions
- The horn of a unicorn
Ancestry of “unihorn”, step by step
unihorn 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 horn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | horn | A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the... |
| 2 | Middle English | horn | A horn; A jutting or projecting extremity of... |
| 3 | Old English | horn | horn; gable |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | horn | horn |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hurną | horn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |