Where does “intermargin” come from?
intermargin (English) comes from English inter, from Middle English enteren, from French entrer, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
intermargin (English): Between margins
Definitions
- Between margins
Ancestry of “intermargin”, step by step
intermargin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
via English margin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | margin | The edge of the paper, typically left blank when... |
| 2 | Middle English | margyn | The edge or border of something |
| 3 | Latin | marginem | accusative singular of margō |
| 4 | Latin | margō | border, margin, edge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | merǵ- | edge, boundary, border; boundary, border;... |