Where does “classes” come from?

classes (Catalan) comes from Catalan classe, from Latin classis, from Proto-Italic klāssis, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.

classes (Catalan): plural of classe

Definitions

  1. plural of classe

Ancestry of “classes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanclasseclass; kind; class; elegance; class
2Latinclassisany one of the five divisions into which Servius...
3Proto-Italicklāssis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic klāssis →Every word from Latin classis →