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monoceros.

unicorn; (fabulous animal);

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[mɔˈnɔ.kɛ.roːs]Classical-Latin[moˈnɔː.t͡ʃe.ros]

  1. A unicorn

    declension-3

  2. Used attributively as a specific epithet; one-horned.

    New-Latin · declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-) Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *kérats Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras) Ancient Greek μονόκερως (monókerōs)bor. Latin monoceros Borrowed from Ancient Greek μονόκερως (monókerōs).

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