Margin
/ˈmɑːr.dʒɪn/noun
The edge or border of something, especially a page or area.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from a root meaning “edge” or “border,” and it also gave English words tied to the idea of a boundary or limit, showing how language maps power onto the edges of space.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*mereg-
“edge, border, boundary”
Latin
Latin
margo
“edge, border, brink”
Late Latin
Latin
margō
“margin, border”
Old French
Old French
marge
“margin, border, page margin”
Middle English
English
marge
“margin, edge”
Modern English
English
margin
“the blank border around written or printed text or the edge of something”