Where does “effigial” come from?
effigial (English) comes from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
effigial (English): Relating to an effigy
Definitions
- Relating to an effigy
Ancestry of “effigial”, step by step
effigial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English AL
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | AL | Initialism of assembly language; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Dutch | al | all, all of; already; yet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English effigy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | effigy | A dummy or other crude representation of a... |
| 2 | French | effigie | An effigy |
| 3 | Latin | effigiēs | copy, imitation |
| 4 | Latin | effingo | I form, fashion; I represent, portray, express,... |
| 5 | Latin | fingō | to shape, fashion, form, knead (dough) |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |