Etymograph

English

Magor

Magor comes from Welsh magwyr ‘a wall’, and goes back to Latin māceria.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmāceria‘wall or enclosure made of brick or clay’
  2. Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*maguɨr‘wall’reconstructed
  3. Welshc. 1500–presentmagwyr‘a wall’
  4. EnglishtodayMagor

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmāceria‘wall or enclosure made of brick or clay’
  2. Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*maguɨr‘wall’reconstructed
  3. Welshc. 1500–presentmagwyr‘a wall’
  4. EnglishtodayMagor

Every English word from Latin māceria

Today it means

name A large village in Magor with Undy community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref ST4287).

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

Etymograph / Latin māceria / Magor

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