Where does “classis” come from?
classis (English) comes from Latin classis, from Proto-Italic klāssis, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.
classis (English): A class or order; sort; kind; An ecclesiastical...
Definitions
- A class or order; sort; kind; An ecclesiastical...
Ancestry of “classis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | classis | any one of the five divisions into which Servius... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | klāssis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |
Words derived from “classis”