Where does “marginal” come from?
Marginal comes from Medieval Latin marginalis, derived from Latin -alis (suffix forming adjectives), and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European marǵ-.
marginal (English): Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin...
Definitions
- Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin...
Ancestry of “marginal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | marginālis | marginal |
| 2 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |
Words derived from “marginal”
- marginally
- marginalization
- marginality
- marginalize
- marginalisation
- marginalise
- submarginal
- marginalist
- supramarginal
- inframarginal
- marginalism
- intermarginal
- intramarginal
- transmarginal
- nonmarginal
- extramarginal
- septomarginal
- demarginalization
- demarginalize
- marginaliser
- remarginalization
- marginalistic
- remarginalize
- submarginally