1. marga — Lewis & Short
marga, ae, f.,
I a kind of earth, marl, Plin. 17, 6, 4, § 42.
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marga
marga · f
a kind of earth, marl
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- Naturalis Historia 2 · 0.05/10k
What it meant
2. marga — Walde–Hofmann
marga, -ae f. „Mergel“ (seit Plin., rom., ebenso *margila; Komp.: acauno-, glisomarga [s. dd.]: gall. Wort nach Plin. 17, 42 (Dottin 270, Holder Il sat) Aus mlat. margila stammt ahd. mergil (nhd. Mergel) und indirekt (durchs Engl.) kymr. marl, bret. merl. Über die Erklärungsversuche des kelt. Wortes s. Charpentier BB. 30, 166 (nicht zu gr. äpyiäog, üpyılkoc „Tonerde“ [Fick 114 202, Schrader RL. I? 207, s. Boisacq … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. marga, p. 945]
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Where it came from
- Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. marga (scan p. 945; entry #1695). Root candidates: *merg-.
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