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Where does “codicille” come from?

codicille (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin cōdicillus, from Latin -illus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Ancestry of “codicille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincōdicillus—
2Latin-illusUsed to form adjectives from nouns
3Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Italic-elos—
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “codicille”

  • codicil
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