English → Latin
“codicil” in Latin
cōdicillusfirewood; notepad, writing tablet; writing, petition; codicil (to a will)cōdĭcilliWood cut and split for burning
The English word codicil itself goes back to Latin caudex, through cōdicillus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
codicil
codicillus, codicilli (used as supplement to a will, or an informal testamentary document, in Plin., Epistulae, and Tac.). The codicil is invalid, is so much waste paper, codicilli pro non scriptis habendi (Plin., Epistulae, 2, 16, 1).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for codicil?
- The usual Latin words for “codicil” are cōdicillus, cōdĭcilli. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.