Where does “efigie” come from?
efigie (Spanish) comes from French effigie, from Latin effigiēs, from Latin effingo, from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
efigie (Spanish): effigy
Ancestry of “efigie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | effigie | An effigy |
| 2 | Latin | effigiēs | — |
| 3 | Latin | effingo | I form, fashion; I represent, portray, express,... |
| 4 | Latin | fingō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |