Why Is A Unicorn Not Called A Unihorse or Something?

Question

Where did the name come from?

Answer 1

Well in Italian unicorno makes sense as corno is literal for horn hehe

Answer 2

Unihorse would mean one horse....

Unicorn means one horn....

Hence the name.....

Dot dot dot...

Answer 3

A horse is a horse, and unless the horse is a siamese twin, the horse is one horse.  A horse with one horn is a unicorn.  If the horse has two horns, its an oversized goat.

Answer 4

A unicorn (from Latin unus 'one' and cornu 'horn'

Answer 5

Una Latin  for "one" cuno "Horn" Or Conginto ergo sum? Nothing greek about any of it Why do you  want to learn Latin?