Latin fingere reflects the nasalized zero-grade formation *dhi-n-gh-.
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fingere
to mold; fashion; shape; make a likeness
OPEN NODE 945 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Indo-European · Proto-Indo-European nasalized zero-grade formation · nasalized shape formation*dhi-n-gh-
to shape; form
OPEN NODE 979 ↗01
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Molding, fashioning, making a likeness, and pretending continue the shaping field.
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Indo-European Root: dheigh-dheigh- item 5: nasalized zero-grade to Latin fingere and fiction
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the comparative formation.
Fiction — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseFingere: mold, fashion, make a likeness, pretend
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Feign — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseFingere from Indo-European nasalized formation
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the nasalized comparative formation.
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