Where does “fingir” come from?

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

fingir (Spanish): to pretend; to fake, affect, feign

Definitions

  1. to pretend; to fake, affect, feign

Ancestry of “fingir”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fingir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Latin fingō →