Where does “prefigurement” come from?
prefigurement (English) comes from English prefigure, from Middle English prefiguren, from Latin praefigurare, from Latin figurare, from Latin figuro, from Latin figūra, from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
prefigurement (English): The act of prefiguring; prefiguration; That which...
Definitions
- The act of prefiguring; prefiguration; That which...
Ancestry of “prefigurement”, step by step
prefigurement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prefigure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prefigure | To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent... |
| 2 | Middle English | prefiguren | — |
| 3 | Latin | praefigurare | — |
| 4 | Latin | figurare | present active infinitive of figūrō;... |
| 5 | Latin | figuro | I form, fashion, shape |
| 6 | Latin | figūra | shape, form, figure |
| 7 | Latin | fingō | to shape, fashion, form, knead (dough) |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |