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Where does “marginless” come from?

marginless (English) comes from English margin, from Middle English margyn, from Latin marginem, from Latin margō, from Proto-Indo-European merǵ- — edge, boundary, border; boundary, border;...

marginless (English): Without a margin

Definitions

  1. Without a margin

Ancestry of “marginless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmarginThe edge of the paper, typically left blank when...
2Middle Englishmargyn—
3Latinmarginemaccusative singular of margō
4Latinmargō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmerǵ-edge, boundary, border; boundary, border;...
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