Where does “transfigurar” come from?

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

transfigurar (Spanish): to transfigure

Definitions

  1. to transfigure

Ancestry of “transfigurar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintransfiguroI transform, transfigure or metamorphose
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 fingōEvery word from Latin figūra