Etymology

codex

co·dex
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Today it means: An early manuscript book, especially one bound in the modern manner, by joining pages, as opposed to a rolled scroll. Full definition →

Latin cōdex
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcōdex
  2. English todaycodex

Borrowed from Latin cōdex, variant form of caudex (“tree trunk, book, notebook”); compare caudex (in botany). Doublet of code.

Words from the same roots

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