Where does “figurativ” come from?

figurativ (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French figuratif, from Late Latin figurativus, from Latin figuro, from Latin figūra, from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

figurativ (Norwegian Nynorsk): figurative

Definitions

figurative

Ancestry of “figurativ”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	figuratif	figurative
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

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