Where does “einhurno” come from?

einhurno (Old High German) 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.

einhurno (Old High German): A unicorn

Definitions

  1. A unicorn

Ancestry of “einhurno”, 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

Words derived from “einhurno”

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