Where does “classable” come from?
classable (English) comes from English class, from French classe, from Italian classe, from Spanish clase, from Portuguese classe, from German klasse, from Russian класс, from Latin classis — to call, cry, summon.
classable (English): Capable of being classed
Definitions
- Capable of being classed
Ancestry of “classable”, step by step
classable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English class
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | class | A group, collection, category or set sharing... |
| 2 | French | classe | class, type, group; "Une classe de conscrits"... |
| 3 | Italian | classe | class; classroom; style |
| 4 | Spanish | clase | lecture; class; kind, sort, type |
| 5 | Portuguese | classe | class, kind; class; elegance; class |
| 6 | German | klasse | great, awesome |
| 7 | Russian | класс | class |
| 8 | Latin | classis | any one of the five divisions into which Servius... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | klāssis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |