Where does “effigie” come from?

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

effigie (Latin): ablative singular of effigiēs

Definitions

  1. ablative singular of effigiēs

Ancestry of “effigie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latineffigiescopy, imitation; likeness, portrait, image,...
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- →