Word origin
[1825–35; ‹ L
aedicula, equiv. to
aedi- (s. of
aedēs) temple, shrine (akin to Gk
aíthein to blaze,
aithe᷄r bright upper sky,
ether) +
-cula -cule1]This word is first recorded in the period 1825–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: archaic, individualism, panda, relativity, self-help