Where does “effigiēs” come from?

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

effigiēs (Latin): copy, imitation

Definitions

  1. copy, imitation

Ancestry of “effigiēs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatineffingoI form, fashion; I represent, portray, express,...
2Latinfingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough)
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

Words derived from “effigiēs”

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