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Where does “figurbetont” come from?

figurbetont (German) comes from German Figur, from Latin figūra, from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

figurbetont (German): figure-hugging

Definitions

  1. figure-hugging

Ancestry of “figurbetont”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFigurfigure, figurine; character; piece
2Latinfigūra—
3Latinfingō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape
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