Etymology

metaphorical

meta·phor·ical
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Today it means: Pertaining to or characterized by a metaphor; figurative; symbolic. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English metaphoric
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The story

  1. Englishmetaphor
  2. Englishmetaphoric
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  5. English todaymetaphorical

From metaphoric + -al.

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