Etymology

codicology

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Today it means: The study of codices (early handwritten books). Full definition →

French codicologie
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  1. French · borrowed fromcodicologie
  2. English todaycodicology

Borrowed from French codicologie (with ending adapted to -ology), from Latin cōdic- (stem of cōdex) + French -ologie.

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