Etymology

Magonia

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Today it means: A cloud realm from which felonious aerial sailors were said to come in flying ships, according to an ancient treatise against weather magic by the Carolingian bishop Agobard of Lyon. Full definition →

Medieval Latin Magonia
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  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromMagonia
  2. English todayMagonia

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Magonia, of further unknown origin. It's first attested in Latin in 815 by Agobard of Lyon.

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