Where does “alicorno” come from?

alicorno (Italian) comes from Italian liocorno, from Italian unicorno, from Latin ūnicornis, from Latin ūni-, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

alicorno (Italian): Alternative form of liocorno; a coin in medieval...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of liocorno; a coin in medieval...

Ancestry of “alicorno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianliocornounicorn
2Italianunicornoone-horned; unicorn; narwhal
3LatinūnicornisOne-horned
4Latinūni-one; uni
5Latinūnusone, single
6Old Latinoinosone
7Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “alicorno”

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