Where does “fingimiento” come from?

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

fingimiento (Spanish): pretense, affectation

Definitions

  1. pretense, affectation

Ancestry of “fingimiento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfingirto pretend; to fake, affect, feign
2Latinfingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough)
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Latin fingō →Every word from Spanish fingir →