Where does “fenzi” come from?

fenzi (Friulian) comes from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

fenzi (Friulian): to pretend, feign

Definitions

  1. to pretend, feign

Ancestry of “fenzi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough)
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Latin fingō →