Where does “effingere” come from?
effingere (Italian) comes from Latin effingo, from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
effingere (Italian): to portray, depict, represent
Definitions
- to portray, depict, represent
Ancestry of “effingere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | effingo | I form, fashion; I represent, portray, express,... |
| 2 | Latin | fingō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |