Where does “effigy” come from?

Effigy comes from French effigie, from Latin effigies, derived from Latin effingo meaning to form or shape, itself composed of the prefix ex- and a root from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

effigy (English): A dummy or other crude representation of a...

Definitions

A dummy or other crude representation of a...

Ancestry of “effigy”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	effigie	An effigy
2	Latin	effigiēs	copy, imitation
3	Latin	effingo	I form, fashion; I represent, portray, express,...
4	Latin	fingō	to shape, fashion, form, knead (dough)
5	Proto-Indo-European	dʰeyǵʰ-	to knead; to form, to shape

Words derived from “effigy”

effigial
effigylike
effigies
semi-effigy
efigial

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →