Where does “effigiate” come from?
effigiate (English) comes from Latin effigio, from Latin effigiēs, from Latin effingo, from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
effigiate (English): To form as an effigy; To fashion; to adapt
Definitions
- To form as an effigy; To fashion; to adapt
Ancestry of “effigiate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | effigio | to portray |
| 2 | Latin | effigiēs | — |
| 3 | Latin | effingo | I form, fashion; I represent, portray, express,... |
| 4 | Latin | fingō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |