Latin word figura comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ-, Latin fingere

Detailed word origin of figura

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
*dʰeyǵʰ-	Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
fingere	Latin (lat)
figura	Latin (lat)	(figurative) taunt, quip, jibe (e.g. Figuras causidicorum lenissime tulit. He took in stride the pleaders' taunts.). Shape, form, figure.