Where does “figure” come from?

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

Ancestry of “figure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfigūrashape, form, figure
2Latinfingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough)
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

Words derived from “figure”

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