Where does “unfigurative” come from?

unfigurative (English) comes from English figurative, from Middle French figuratif.

unfigurative (English): Not figurative; unmetaphorical; literal

Definitions

  1. Not figurative; unmetaphorical; literal

Ancestry of “unfigurative”, step by step

unfigurative traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English figurative

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfigurativeOf use as a metaphor, simile, or metonym, as...
2Middle Frenchfiguratif—

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Middle French figuratif →Every word from English figurative →