Etymology of the English word figurant
the English word
figurantderived from the French word
figurantderived from the Old French word
figurerderived from the Latin word
figurare (form, fashion, shape)
derived from the Latin word
figura (shape, form, figure)
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 figurant in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
