Etymology

Magellan

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

New Latin Magellanus ← Portuguese Magalhães
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The story

  1. Portuguese · derived fromMagalhães
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromMagellanus
  3. English todayMagellan

Borrowed from New Latin Magellanus, Latinization of Portuguese Magalhães.

Words from the same roots

PortugueseMagalhães all →

Magallanes

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.