apéndice (Spanish)
Where does "apéndice" come from?
The Spanish word 'apéndice' is a direct borrowing from the Latin 'appendice,' which was the ablative form of 'appendix.' Originally meaning something added or supplementary, the term traveled from this classical root into Spanish to describe both anatomical structures and supplementary sections of a book.
Full etymology tree
- apéndice (Spanish), 'appendix (text added to the end of a book)'
- borrowed appendix (Latin), 'supplement, addition'
- derived appendō (Latin), 'to hang or suspend (something on something)'
- suffix -ix (Latin)
- borrowed appendix (Latin), 'supplement, addition'
Ancestors
- appendice (Latin)
Descendants and derived words
- apéndice cecal (Spanish)
- apendicectomía (Spanish)
- apéndice vermicular (Spanish)
- apéndice vermiforme (Spanish)
- apendicitis (Spanish)
Updated July 2026
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