Where does “figurate” come from?

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

figurate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of...

Ancestry of “figurate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfiguratusformed, fashioned, shaped
2LatinfiguroI form, fashion, shape
3Latinfigūrashape, form, figure
4Latinfingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough)
5Proto-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 →