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Where does “figur” come from?

figur (Danish) comes from Latin figūra, from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

figur (Danish): figure

Definitions

  1. figure

Ancestry of “figur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfigūra—
2Latinfingō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

Words derived from “figur”

  • computerspilfigur
  • spilfigur
  • videospilfigur
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