Where does “fingir” come from?

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

fingir (Portuguese): to pretend

Definitions

  1. to pretend

Ancestry of “fingir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefingir—
2Latinfingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough)
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

Words derived from “fingir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Latin fingō →Every word from Old Portuguese fingir →