Where does “figurativ” come from?

figurativ (Swedish) 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 (Swedish): figurative representing forms clearly derived from real objects as opposed to abstract art

Definitions

figurative representing forms clearly derived from real objects as opposed to abstract art

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 →