Where does “marginālia” come from?
marginālia (New Latin) comes from Latin marginālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.
Ancestry of “marginālia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | marginālis | marginal |
| 2 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |