Etymograph

English

Margina

Margina comes from Romanian margine ‘edge’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs ‘boundary, border’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mórǵs‘boundary, border’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmargō‘edge, margin’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmarginemaccusative of margō
  4. Romanianc. 1500–presentmargine‘edge’
  5. Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentMarginadefinite form of margine
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mórǵs‘boundary, border’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmargō‘edge, margin’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmarginemaccusative of margō
  4. Romanianc. 1500–presentmargine‘edge’
  5. Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentMarginadefinite form of margine
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs ‘boundary, border’

march, mark, 9 more

through Latin margō ‘edge, margin’

marge, margo, 6 more

Today it means

name A commune of Timiș County, Romania.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs / Margina

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