Etymology

marginal

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Today it means: Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge). Full definition →

Medieval Latin marginālis
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  1. Medieval Latin · learned borrowing frommarginālis
  2. English todaymarginal

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin marginālis, equivalent to margin + -al.

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