Where does “figür” come from?

figür (Turkish) comes from French figuré, from Latin figuratus, from Latin figuro, from Latin figūra, from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

figür (Turkish): figure

Definitions

  1. figure

Ancestry of “figür”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfiguréfigurative; past participle of figurer
2Latinfiguratusformed, fashioned, shaped
3LatinfiguroI form, fashion, shape
4Latinfigūrashape, form, figure
5Latinfingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough)
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Latin fingō →Every word from Latin figūra →