Bicorn
/ˈbaɪ.kɔːrn/noun
Having two horns or hornlike projections.
Did you know?Bicorn is built from Latin roots meaning “two” + “horn,” and horned beings have long been loaded with power, danger, and divine or demonic symbolism across cultures.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dwóh₁
“two”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ḱer-
“horn, head”
Latin
Latin
bi-
“two”
Latin
Latin
cornu
“horn”
Middle English
English
bicorne
“two-horned”
Modern English
English
bicorn
“having two horns or hornlike projections”