Where does “virhemarginaali” come from?

virhemarginaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish marginaali, from Swedish marginal — a margin.

virhemarginaali (Finnish): margin of error

Definitions

  1. margin of error

Ancestry of “virhemarginaali”, step by step

virhemarginaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish marginaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmarginaalimargin
2Swedishmarginala margin

via Finnish virhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirhemistake; error; flaw
Every word from Swedish marginal →Every word from Finnish marginaali →
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