Where does “figurative” come from?
figurative (Italian) comes from Italian figurativo, 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 (Italian): feminine plural of figurativo
Definitions
- feminine plural of figurativo
Ancestry of “figurative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | figurativo | figurative; notional |
| 2 | Late Latin | figurativus | — |
| 3 | Latin | figuro | I form, fashion, shape |
| 4 | Latin | figūra | shape, form, figure |
| 5 | Latin | fingō | to shape, fashion, form, knead (dough) |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |