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
Ancestry of “figurbetont”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Figur | figure, figurine; character; piece |
| 2 | Latin | figūra | — |
| 3 | Latin | fingō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |