Question 1

What is the definition of the French word "code"?

Accepted Answer

First person singular of the present indicative of 'coder'.
Third person singular of the present indicative of 'coder'.
First person singular of the present subjunctive of 'coder'.
Third person singular of the present subjunctive of 'coder'.
Second person singular of the imperative of 'coder'.

Question 2

Where does the French word "code" come from?

Accepted Answer

from Latin codex, itself from caudex, which originally designated the trunks of trees, and then later the tablets made from them. The term then more generally designated books, and more specifically legal books containing laws, and finally by metonymy, the word 'code' was used to designate the body of written laws in these books.

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