Why is the French word for Unicorn “licorne?” [Long Short] 

if unicorns are mythical animals, licornes are mythical theimals.

Just like with cherry, English speakers heard the singular "pease" as a plural "peas", thus creating the brand new word "pea"

Rebracketing is my favorite linguistic process.

I remember reading tintin as a kid, and for some reason i always assumed licorne was le icorne because i knew english unicorn (i reinterpreted it afterwards as uni-icorne).

Lol super interesting. As a franco-american i always wondered why the french word was so different

The Belgian Dutch word for uncle is "nonkel". You can guess where that comes from.

Wait a minute, people actually say "a whole nother"?!? I always said "a whole other"? tf??