Where does “classification” come from?

Classification derives from French classification, from French classe, from Latin classis meaning a social division or class, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- meaning to call or summon.

classification (English): The act of forming into a class or classes; a...

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The act of forming into a class or classes; a...

Ancestry of “classification”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	classification	classification
2	French	-ation	Used to indicate action, condition, result or effect; -ation
3	Middle French	-ation	ation
4	Old French	-ation	ation
5	Latin	-ātiō	—
6	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
7	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
9	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
10	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11	Latin	calceus	shoe
12	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
13	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “classification”

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