Where does “effigies” come from?

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

effigies (French): plural of effigie

Definitions

  1. plural of effigie

Ancestry of “effigies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrencheffigieAn effigy
2Latineffigiēscopy, imitation
3LatineffingoI form, fashion; I represent, portray, express,...
4Latinfingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough)
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Latin fingō →Every word from Latin effingo →