codicilo

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 13th century. Learned borrowing from Latin cōdicillus (“codicil”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [coðiˈθilʊ], (western) [coðiˈsilʊ]

Noun

codicilo m (plural codicilos)

1. (law) codicil
   • 1323, M. Romaní Martínez, editor, La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira, Santiago: Tórculo, IV, page 59:

     Et mando et quero que esta seia a minna postrimeyra voontade et se esto non valer commo testamento mando que valla commo codiçillo ou commo outra escriptura publica qualquier

     I order and I want this to be my last will, and if it is not valid as testament then I order that it serves as codicil or as another whichever public deed

References

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “codicilo”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “codicilo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “codicilo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂-

Proto-Italic *kūdō

Latin cūdō?

Proto-Indo-European *keh₂ulisder.

Latin caulis?

Latin caudex

Latin cōdex

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-elós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -lus

Latin -illus

Latin cōdicillus

Portuguese codicilo

From Latin cōdicillus (“codicil”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.d͡ʒiˈsi.lu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.diˈsi.lu/ [ku.ðiˈsi.lu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.diˈsi.lu/ [ku.ðiˈsi.lu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.diˈsi.lu/

• Hyphenation: co‧di‧ci‧lo

Noun

codicilo m (plural codicilos)

1. (law) codicil

Further reading

• “codicilo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “codicilo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂-

Proto-Italic *kūdō

Latin cūdō?

Proto-Indo-European *keh₂ulisder.

Latin caulis?

Latin caudex

Latin cōdex

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-elós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -lus

Latin -illus

Latin cōdicilluslbor.

Spanish codicilo

Learned borrowing from Latin cōdicillus (“codicil”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kodiˈθilo/ [ko.ð̞iˈθi.lo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /kodiˈsilo/ [ko.ð̞iˈsi.lo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification: co‧di‧ci‧lo

Noun

codicilo m (plural codicilos)

1. (law) codicil (an addendum to, retraction from, or explanation of a will)

Further reading

• “codicilo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026