Where does “codicil” come from?
codicil (Romanian) comes from French codicille, from German Kodizill, from Italian codicillo, from Spanish codicilo, from Portuguese codicilo, from Latin cōdicillus, from Latin -illus, from Latin -lus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
codicil (Romanian): codicil
Definitions
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Ancestry of “codicil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | codicille | codicil |
| 2 | German | Kodizill | — |
| 3 | Italian | codicillo | codicil |
| 4 | Spanish | codicilo | codicil |
| 5 | Portuguese | codicilo | codicil |
| 6 | Latin | cōdicillus | firewood |
| 7 | Latin | -illus | Used to form adjectives from nouns |
| 8 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |