Where does “フィギュアスケーティング” come from?
フィギュアスケーティング (Japanese) comes from English figure skating, from English figure, from Middle English figure, from Old French figure, from Latin figūra, from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
フィギュアスケーティング (Japanese): Synonym of フィギュアスケート
Ancestry of “フィギュアスケーティング”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | figure skating | A sport where people perform spins, jumps and... |
| 2 | English | figure | A drawing or diagram conveying information; The... |
| 3 | Middle English | figure | — |
| 4 | Old French | figure | — |
| 5 | Latin | figūra | — |
| 6 | Latin | fingō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |