Where does “unicorne” come from?
unicorne (Latin) comes from Latin unicornis, from Latin cornu, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
unicorne (Latin): ablative singular of ūnicornis
Definitions
- ablative singular of ūnicornis
Ancestry of “unicorne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | unicornis | One-horned; A unicorn |
| 2 | Latin | cornu | a horn, antler; a tusk; the horns of the moon |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |