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 (all senses)

Definitions

  1. codex (all senses)

Ancestry of “codex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincōdextree trunk; book, notebook
2LatincaudexA tree trunk, stump; A bollard; post; A book,...
Every word from Latin caudex →Every word from Latin cōdex →