Where does “licorne” come from?

licorne (Portuguese) comes from French licorne, from Old French unicorne, from Latin ūnicornis, from Latin ūni-, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

licorne (Portuguese): unicorn

Definitions

  1. unicorn

Ancestry of “licorne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlicorneunicorn
2Old Frenchunicorneunicorn
3LatinūnicornisOne-horned
4Latinūni-one; uni
5Latinūnusone, single
6Old Latinoinosone
7Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Italic oinosEvery word from Old Latin oinos
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