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Where does “monocerōs” come from?

monocerōs (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μονόκερως, from Ancient Greek κέρας, from Proto-Hellenic *kérats.

Ancestry of “monocerōs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμονόκερωςsingle-horned; having one horn
2Ancient Greekκέραςhorn; horn as a material, or anything made of...
3Proto-Hellenic*kérats—
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