Where does “figurát” come from?

figurát (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian figura, from Latin figūra, from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

figurát (Hungarian): accusative singular of figura

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of figura

Ancestry of “figurát”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfiguracharacter, personage; piece; figure
2Latinfigūrashape, form, figure
3Latinfingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough)
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Latin fingō →Every word from Latin figūra →