Where does “anhorn” come from?

anhorn (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic ainahorn, from Latin ūnicornis, from Latin ūni-, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

anhorn (Old English): unicorn

Definitions

  1. unicorn

Ancestry of “anhorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicainahorn—
2LatinūnicornisOne-horned
3Latinūni-one; uni
4Latinūnusone, single
5Old Latinoinosone
6Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Old Latin oinos →