Where does “codices” come from?
Codices derives from the Latin plural of codex, which originally meant the trunk of a tree before being applied to wooden writing tablets and bound manuscripts.
codices (English): plural of codex
Ancestry of “codices”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | codex | An early manuscript book; A book bound in the... |
| 2 | Latin | cōdex | — |
| 3 | Latin | caudex | A tree trunk, stump; A bollard; post; A book,... |