English → Latin
“effigy” in Latin
effigiēscopy, imitation; likeness, portrait, image, effigy, statueimāgōimage, imitation, likeness, statue, representation; ancestral image; ghost, apparitionsuspendōto hang up or suspend; to hang a person; to depend, rest
The English word effigy itself goes back to Latin fingō, through effigiēs.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
effigy
effigies, imago [Vid: IMAGE]. To burn or hang in effigy, *effigiem alicujus comburere or (arbore) suspendere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for effigy?
- The usual Latin words for “effigy” are effigiēs, imāgō, suspendō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.