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Where does “circummarginate” come from?

circummarginate (English) comes from English marginate, from Latin marginatus, from Latin margō, from Proto-Indo-European merǵ- — edge, boundary, border; boundary, border;...

circummarginate (English): Surrounded by a thin margin; not circumvallate

Definitions

  1. Surrounded by a thin margin; not circumvallate

Ancestry of “circummarginate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmarginateWith a well marked edge or margin; To provide...
2Latinmarginatushaving a border or margin
3Latinmargō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmerǵ-edge, boundary, border; boundary, border;...
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