Where does “effigies” come from?

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

Ancestry of “effigies”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	effingo	I form, fashion; I represent, portray, express,...
2	Latin	fingō	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	dʰeyǵʰ-	to knead; to form, to shape

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