Where does “клас” come from?
клас (Bulgarian) comes from French classe, from Italian classe, from Spanish clase, from Portuguese classe, from German klasse, from Russian класс, from Latin classis, from Proto-Italic klāssis — to call, cry, summon.
клас (Bulgarian): ear of corn
Definitions
- ear of corn
Ancestry of “клас”, step by step
клас traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French classe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | classe | class, type, group; "Une classe de conscrits"... |
| 2 | Italian | classe | class; classroom; style |
| 3 | Spanish | clase | lecture; class; kind, sort, type |
| 4 | Portuguese | classe | class, kind; class; elegance; class |
| 5 | German | klasse | great, awesome |
| 6 | Russian | класс | class |
| 7 | Latin | classis | any one of the five divisions into which Servius... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | klāssis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |