Anglo-French feindre continues Latin fingere through Romance sound and form history; no single unattested intermediate is inserted.
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feindre
fashion; make a likeness; pretend
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin antiquity · shape mold verbfingere
to mold; fashion; shape; make a likeness
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To shape or make a likeness develops naturally toward pretending to be.
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Feign — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseFeindre going back to Latin fingere
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