Where does “marge” come from?

Marge derives from English margarine, which comes from Latin margo meaning border or edge, via French margarique and Ancient Greek μάργαρον, ultimately tracing to μαργαρίτης meaning pearl.

marge (English): margin; edge; verge; margarine

Definitions

  1. margin; edge; verge; margarine

Ancestry of “marge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmargemargin
2Old Frenchmarge—
3Latinmargōborder, margin, edge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmerǵ-edge, boundary, border; boundary, border;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European merǵ- →Every word from Latin margō →Every word from Old French marge →