Where does “unicor” come from?

unicor (Galician) comes from Galician cor, from Old Portuguese cor, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

Ancestry of “unicor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancorcolor, hue; heart; Alternative form of calor
2Old Portuguesecorheart
3Vulgar Latin*corem
4Latincorheart; soul, mind
5Proto-Italickordheart
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗrEvery word from Proto-Italic kordEvery word from Latin cor