'aedicule' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'aedicula,' where 'aedes' meant 'temple' and the diminutive suffix '-cula' indicated 'small.'

'aedicula' transformed into the French word 'édicule,' and eventually became the modern English word 'aedicule.'

Initially, it meant 'small temple or shrine,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.