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Where does “monocerote” come from?

monocerote (Spanish) comes from Latin monocerōs, from Ancient Greek μονόκερως, from Ancient Greek κέρας, from Proto-Hellenic *kérats.

monocerote (Spanish): unicorn

Definitions

  1. unicorn

Ancestry of “monocerote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmonocerōs—
2Ancient Greekμονόκερωςsingle-horned; having one horn
3Ancient Greekκέραςhorn; horn as a material, or anything made of...
4Proto-Hellenic*kérats—
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