Where does “codicillary” come from?
codicillary (English) comes from English codicil, from French codicille, from German Kodizill, from Italian codicillo, from Spanish codicilo, from Portuguese codicilo, from Latin cōdicillus, from Latin -illus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
codicillary (English): Of or pertaining to a codicil
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a codicil
Ancestry of “codicillary”, step by step
codicillary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English codicil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | codicil | An addition or supplement that explains,... |
| 2 | French | codicille | codicil |
| 3 | German | Kodizill | — |
| 4 | Italian | codicillo | codicil |
| 5 | Spanish | codicilo | codicil |
| 6 | Portuguese | codicilo | codicil |
| 7 | Latin | cōdicillus | firewood |
| 8 | Latin | -illus | Used to form adjectives from nouns |
| 9 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |