Where does “figurative” come from?

figurative (French) comes from French figuratif, from Late Latin figurativus, from Latin figuro, from Latin figūra, from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

figurative (French): feminine singular of figuratif

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of figuratif

Ancestry of “figurative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfiguratiffigurative
2Late Latinfigurativus—
3LatinfiguroI form, fashion, shape
4Latinfigūrashape, form, figure
5Latinfingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough)
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

Words derived from “figurative”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Latin fingō →Every word from Latin figūra →