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Where does “ainahorn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ainahorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinūnicornis—
2Latinūni-—
3Latinūnus—
4Old Latinoinosone
5Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “ainahorn”

  • anhorn
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