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RE: Learn Something New Every Day Contest. Day 9
Once upon a time the magicians go to word abracadabra was actually thought to have real magic power.
The first known use was in 208 Ad when a doctor traveling with the Roman emperor to Britain documented it use in treating maleria.
Anyone presenting an older origin is giving folk etymology.
Got a source on that one?
https://books.google.com.au/books?id=y5FOAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=abracadabra&f=false
this is googles copy of the original document written by Quintis Serenus Sammonicus in 208ad
Very nice! Thank you!