Where does “effigies” come from?
effigies (English) comes from English effigy, from French effigie, from Latin effigiēs, from Latin effingo, from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
effigies (English): plural of effigy
Definitions
- plural of effigy
Ancestry of “effigies”, step by step
| 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 |