myEtymology.com: English etymology of codicology

Etymology of the English word codicology

the English word codicology

derived from the French word codicologie

derived 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)

using the French suffix -logie

derived from the French word codicology

using the Latin prefix codic-

using the Latin suffix -logy

The earliest known usage of codicology in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English