Where does “effigie” come from?

effigie (French) comes from Latin effigiēs, from Latin effingo, from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

effigie (French): An effigy

Definitions

  1. An effigy

Ancestry of “effigie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latineffigiēscopy, imitation
2LatineffingoI form, fashion; I represent, portray, express,...
3Latinfingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough)
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

Words derived from “effigie”

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