Where does “figure” come from?
figure (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto figuro, from English figure, from Middle English figure, from Old French figure, from Latin figūra, from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
figure (Esperanto): figuratively
Definitions
- figuratively
Ancestry of “figure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | figuro | figure |
| 2 | English | figure | A drawing or diagram conveying information; The... |
| 3 | Middle English | figure | shape, form, appearance |
| 4 | Old French | figure | — |
| 5 | Latin | figūra | shape, form, figure |
| 6 | Latin | fingō | to shape, fashion, form, knead (dough) |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |