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Where does “effingens” come from?

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

effingens (Latin): forming, fashioning; representing, portraying,...

Definitions

  1. forming, fashioning; representing, portraying,...

Ancestry of “effingens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatineffingoI form, fashion; I represent, portray, express,...
2Latinfingō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape
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