Where does “figurativement” come from?
figurativement (French) comes from French figurative, 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.
figurativement (French): figuratively
Definitions
- figuratively
Ancestry of “figurativement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | figurative | feminine singular of figuratif |
| 2 | French | figuratif | figurative |
| 3 | Late Latin | figurativus | — |
| 4 | Latin | figuro | I form, fashion, shape |
| 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 |