Where does “licorne” come from?

licorne (French) comes from Old French unicorne, from Latin ūnicornis, from Latin ūni-, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

licorne (French): unicorn

Definitions

  1. unicorn

Ancestry of “licorne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchunicorneunicorn
2LatinūnicornisOne-horned
3Latinūni-one; uni
4Latinūnusone, single
5Old Latinoinosone
6Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “licorne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Old Latin oinos →