Etymology of the English word figuline
the English word
figulinederived from the Latin word
figulinusderived from the Latin word
figulus (potter; maker of earthenware vessels)
derived from the Latin word
fingere (adapt, transform into; modify; make up; pretend; mold, form, shape)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dheigh-Date
The earliest known usage of figuline in English dates from the 17th century.
