Where does “figuré” come from?
figuré (French) comes from Latin figuratus, from Latin figuro, from Latin figūra, from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
figuré (French): figurative; past participle of figurer
Definitions
- figurative; past participle of figurer
Ancestry of “figuré”, step by step
figuré traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin figuratus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | figuratus | formed, fashioned, shaped |
| 2 | Latin | figuro | I form, fashion, shape |
| 3 | Latin | figūra | shape, form, figure |
| 4 | Latin | fingō | to shape, fashion, form, knead (dough) |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |
via Old French figure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | figure | — |