Where does “fingere” come from?
fingere (Italian) comes from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
fingere (Italian): to pretend or feign; to pretend, imagine, or...
Definitions
- to pretend or feign; to pretend, imagine, or...
Ancestry of “fingere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | fingō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |