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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

  1. The act of prefiguring; prefiguration; That which...

Ancestry of “prefigurement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprefigureTo show or suggest ahead of time; to represent...
2Middle Englishprefiguren—
3Latinpraefigurare—
4Latinfigurarepresent active infinitive of figūrō;...
5LatinfiguroI form, fashion, shape
6Latinfigūra—
7Latinfingō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape
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