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Where does “codex” come from?

codex (French) comes from Latin cōdex, from Latin caudex — A tree trunk, stump; A bollard; post; A book,...

codex (French): codex

Definitions

  1. codex

Ancestry of “codex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincōdex—
2LatincaudexA tree trunk, stump; A bollard; post; A book,...
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