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Where does “classing” come from?

Classing comes from English class, derived from Middle French classe, from Latin classis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁-.

classing (English): present participle of class

Definitions

  1. present participle of class

Ancestry of “classing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclassA group, collection, category or set sharing...
2Frenchclasseclass, type, group; "Une classe de conscrits"...
3Italianclasseclass; classroom; style
4Spanishclaselecture; class; kind, sort, type
5Portugueseclasseclass, kind; class; elegance; class
6Germanklassegreat, awesome
7Russianклассclass; grade ; form; classroom
8Latinclassisany one of the five divisions into which Servius...
9Proto-Italicklāssis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon

Words derived from “classing”

  • woolclassing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →