Where does “feigningly” come from?
feigningly (English) comes from English feigning, from English feign, from Middle English feynen, from Old French feindre, from Latin fingere, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
feigningly (English): With feigning or deception
Definitions
- With feigning or deception
Ancestry of “feigningly”, step by step
feigningly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English feigning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | feigning | present participle of feign; Act of one who... |
| 2 | English | feign | To make a false show or pretence of; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | feynen | To make, produce, cause; To fake, feign, defraud,... |
| 4 | Old French | feindre | to feign |
| 5 | Latin | fingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |