Etymology of the English word codex
the English word
codexderived from the Latin word
codex (trunk of tree; piece, block of wood)
derived from the Latin word
caudex (trunk of tree; piece, hunk of wood)
Date
The earliest known usage of codex in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
codex, French
codex, German
Kodex, Norwegian
kodeks, Swedish
kodexUsage
Word found in Modern English
