Etymology of the English word figure
the English word
figurederived from the Old French word
figurederived 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 figure in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
figurehead,
figured,
figuringCognates
Dutch
figuur, French
figure, German
Figur, Italian
figura, Latin
figura, Lithuanian
figura, Norwegian
figur, Polish
figura, Russian
фигypa, Spanish
figura, Swedish
figurUsage
Word found in Modern English
