Where does “figuro” come from?
figuro (Esperanto) comes 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.
figuro (Esperanto): figure
Ancestry of “figuro”, 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 | — |
| 3 | Old French | figure | — |
| 4 | Latin | figūra | — |
| 5 | Latin | fingō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |
Words derived from “figuro”