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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | μονόκερως | single-horned; having one horn |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κέρας | horn; horn as a material, or anything made of... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *kérats | — |