Etymology of the French word figure
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 French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
défigurer,
figural,
figuriste,
atavofiguresDerivations in other languages
English
figure, Romanian
figurăCognates
Dutch
figuur, English
figure, German
Figur, Italian
figura, Latin
figura, Lithuanian
figura, Norwegian
figur, Polish
figura, Russian
фигypa, Spanish
figura, Swedish
figurUsage
Word found in Old French
