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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

  1. To form as an effigy; To fashion; to adapt

Ancestry of “effigiate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latineffigioto portray
2Latineffigiēs—
3LatineffingoI form, fashion; I represent, portray, express,...
4Latinfingō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape
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