Where does “licorn” come from?

licorn (Romanian) 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.

licorn (Romanian): unicorn

Definitions

  1. unicorn

Ancestry of “licorn”, 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 óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Old Latin oinos →