Etymology of the Latin word fingere
the Latin word
fingere (adapt, transform into; modify; make up; pretend; mold, form, shape)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dheigh-Derivations in Latin
fictus,
figmentum,
adfingere,
circumfingere,
refingere,
confingere,
defingere,
infingere,
affingere,
figulus,
figura,
effingereDerivations in other languages
French
feindre, Italian
fingere, Portuguese
fingir, Spanish
fingir, Spanish
heñir
