Where does “unukornulo” come from?
unukornulo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto korno, from French corné, from Old French corne, from Vulgar Latin corna, from Latin cornua, from Latin cornū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
unukornulo (Esperanto): unicorn
Definitions
- unicorn
Ancestry of “unukornulo”, step by step
unukornulo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto korno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | korno | horn |
| 2 | French | corné | horny; past participle of corner |
| 3 | Old French | corne | horn |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | corna | horn; nominative plural of cornum; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | cornua | nominative plural of cornū; accusative plural of... |
| 6 | Latin | cornū | horn; antler |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |