someguy3@lemmy.worldcake to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-26 months agoThe word Unicorn is uni-corn, as in one corn(horn).message-squaremessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down128file-text
arrow-up125arrow-down1message-squareThe word Unicorn is uni-corn, as in one corn(horn).someguy3@lemmy.worldcake to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-26 months agomessage-square29fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresomeguy3@lemmy.worldcakeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·6 months ago The word rhinoceros is derived through Latin from the Ancient Greek: ῥῑνόκερως, which is composed of ῥῑνο- (rhino-, “nose”) and κέρας (keras, “horn”) with a horn on the nose. The name has been in use since the 14th century.[8] Little harder than uni and corn but still good
minus-squareBazoogle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-26 months agoTo be fair, it’s a little easier if you’re in the medical field, because rhino- is actually used as a medical prefix An ear, nose, throat doctor’s full title is actually Otorhinolaryngology
minus-squaredream_weasel@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoMeans you can make up your own animals with horns in silly places and in arbitrary numbering: Tesseracephaceros, for example. I’m no etymologist but I think he’s got four horns on his head.
Little harder than uni and corn but still good
To be fair, it’s a little easier if you’re in the medical field, because rhino- is actually used as a medical prefix
An ear, nose, throat doctor’s full title is actually Otorhinolaryngology
Means you can make up your own animals with horns in silly places and in arbitrary numbering:
Tesseracephaceros, for example. I’m no etymologist but I think he’s got four horns on his head.