Where does “effigie” come from?

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

effigie (Italian): effigy, image, portrait

Definitions

  1. effigy, image, portrait

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