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 |
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| 1 | French | effigie | An effigy |
| 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 |
Words derived from “effigy”