Etymology of the English word bicorn
the English word
bicornderived from the Latin word
bicornis (horned animals sacrifice; two-horned; two-pronged; having two points)
derived from the Latin word
bi-derived from the Latin word
bis (two)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dwo-derived from the Old Latin word
duisderived from the Latin word
cornu (horn; horn; hoof; beak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ker-Date
The earliest known usage of bicorn in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
