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Where does “codicil” come from?

Codicil comes from Middle French codicille, from Latin codicillus, from Latin codex, from Latin caudex, originally meaning tree trunk.

codicil (English): An addition or supplement that explains,...

Definitions

  1. An addition or supplement that explains,...

Ancestry of “codicil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcodicillecodicil
2GermanKodizill—
3Italiancodicillocodicil
4Spanishcodicilocodicil
5Portuguesecodicilocodicil
6Latincōdicillus—
7Latin-illusUsed to form adjectives from nouns
8Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
9Proto-Italic-elos—
10Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
11Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “codicil”

  • codicillary
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