Etymograph

English

configure

Configure comes from Latin configurō ‘to conform to’, from figūrō ‘figure’, and ultimately from figūra.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfigūra‘shape, form, figure’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfigūrō‘figure’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconfigurōas configurare‘to conform to’
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400configurer
  5. Englishtodayconfigure

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfigūra‘shape, form, figure’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfigūrō‘figure’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconfigurōas configurare‘to conform to’
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400configurer
  5. Englishtodayconfigure

Linked words

through Latin figūra ‘shape, form, figure’

figurine, figural, 5 more

through Latin figūrō ‘figure’

figuration, 3 more

Today it means

verb To set up or arrange something in such a way that it is ready for operation for a particular purpose, or to someone's particular liking

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Etymograph / Latin figūra / configure

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