Where does “figūra” come from?

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

figūra (Latin): shape, form, figure

Definitions

  1. shape, form, figure

Ancestry of “figūra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough)
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

Words derived from “figūra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Latin fingō →