Where does “effigiare” come from?

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

effigiare (Italian): To portray or depict; To mold or shape

Definitions

  1. To portray or depict; To mold or shape

Ancestry of “effigiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latineffigioto portray
2Latineffigiēscopy, imitation
3LatineffingoI form, fashion; I represent, portray, express,...
4Latinfingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough)
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

Words derived from “effigiare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Latin fingō →Every word from Latin effingo →