Etymology of the English word figurate
the English word
figuratederived 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 figurate in English dates from the 15th century.
