Etymology of the English word Monoceros
the English word
Monocerosderived from the Old French word
Monocerosderived from the Latin word
Monocerosusing the Late Greek prefix
mono-, μονο-
derived from the Greek word
monos, μόνος (alone; single; remaining; sole or single; by implication, mere)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*men-derived from the Greek word
monokeros, μονόκερως
Date
The earliest known usage of Monoceros in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
