Appendix
/əˈpɛn.dɪks/noun
A small tube-shaped pouch attached to the large intestine, or a supplementary section at the end of a book.
Did you know?Its root comes from Latin *appendere*, “to hang upon,” the same ancient idea behind words for things that are attached, suspended, or added on.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂end-
“to hang, let down”
Latin
Latin
appendere
“to hang upon, attach”
Latin
Latin
appendix
“something hanging from or attached to something else; an appendage”
Middle English
English
appendix
“an addition or supplement, especially to a text”
Modern English
English
appendix
“a small attached anatomical organ or a supplementary section at the end of a book”