Where does “маргинал” come from?
маргинал (Russian) comes from French marginal, from Medieval Latin marginalis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.
маргинал (Russian): misfit, nonconformist; outcast
Definitions
- misfit, nonconformist; outcast
Ancestry of “маргинал”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | marginal | Written in the margin of a book; marginal; Of,... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | marginalis | marginal |
| 3 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |