Where does “figured” come from?
Figured comes from Middle English -ed, Old English -od, Latin figura, Latin fingo meaning to shape or mold, and Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ-.
figured (English): simple past tense and past participle of figure;...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of figure;...
Ancestry of “figured”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | figure | A drawing or diagram conveying information; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | figure | shape, form, appearance |
| 3 | Old French | figure | — |
| 4 | Latin | figūra | shape, form, figure |
| 5 | Latin | fingō | to shape, fashion, form, knead (dough) |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |
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