Etymograph

English

Magellanic

From Magellan + -ic.

Formed from Magellan + -ic

Portuguese Magalhães

New Latin Magellanus

English Magellan

The story

Named after Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to, or named from, Magellan, the navigator.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Magellanic