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

  1. A class or order; sort; kind; An ecclesiastical...

Ancestry of “classis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclassisany one of the five divisions into which Servius...
2Proto-Italicklāssis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon

Words derived from “classis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →