Etymograph

English

caudex

Caudex comes from Latin caudex ‘tree trunk”, “tree stem’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaudex1‘tree trunk”, “tree stem’
  2. Englishtodaycaudex1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English caudex

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaudexWiktionary, English caudex‘tree trunk”, “tree stem’
  2. EnglishtodaycaudexWiktionary, English caudex

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂- ‘to strike, hew, forge’

hay, coward, hog, hoe, hoy, hag, haggis, hew, 4 more

through Latin cūdō ‘to beat, strike’

codex, 2 more

through Latin caudex ‘tree trunk”, “tree stem’

code, 3 more

Today it means

noun An enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually serving to store water.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “caudex”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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