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
- To portray or depict; To mold or shape
Ancestry of “effigiare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | effigio | to portray |
| 2 | Latin | effigiēs | — |
| 3 | Latin | effingo | I form, fashion; I represent, portray, express,... |
| 4 | Latin | fingō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |
Words derived from “effigiare”