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effigia.

image, likeness, effigy; a shade, ghost; an ideal;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ɛfˈfɪ.ɡi.a]Classical-Latin[efˈfiː.d͡ʒi.a][ɛfˈfɪ.ɡi.aː]Classical-Latin[efˈfiː.d͡ʒi.a]
  1. archaic form of effigiēs

    alt-of · archaic · declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *dʰinéǵʰti Proto-Italic *θingō Proto-Italic *fingōder. Latin fingō Latin effingō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin effigia From effingō (“represent, portray”) + -ia.

verb[ɛfˈfɪ.ɡi.aː]Classical-Latin[efˈfiː.d͡ʒi.a]
  1. second-person singular present active imperative of effigiō

    active · form-of · imperative · present · second-person · singular
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