Where does “figurantka” come from?
figurantka (Polish) comes from Polish figurant, from French figurant, from French figurer, from Latin figurare, from Latin figuro, from Latin figūra, from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
Ancestry of “figurantka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | figurant | figurehead, puppet, stooge |
| 2 | French | figurant | extra; bit player; present participle of figurer |
| 3 | French | figurer | to appear (in a list, etc.), to be included; to represent |
| 4 | Latin | figurare | present active infinitive of figūrō;... |
| 5 | Latin | figuro | I form, fashion, shape |
| 6 | Latin | figūra | shape, form, figure |
| 7 | Latin | fingō | to shape, fashion, form, knead (dough) |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |