Where does “fingido” come from?

fingido (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese fingir, from Old Portuguese fingir, from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

fingido (Portuguese): false, feigned, insincere

Definitions

  1. false, feigned, insincere

Ancestry of “fingido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefingirto pretend
2Old Portuguesefingir—
3Latinfingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough)
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Latin fingō →Every word from Old Portuguese fingir →
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