Where does “classmark” come from?
classmark (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.
classmark (English): A usually alphanumeric code indicating the...
Definitions
- A usually alphanumeric code indicating the...
Ancestry of “classmark”, step by step
classmark 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 Mark
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mark | Abbreviation of Markarian |
| 2 | German | mark | mark any of various European monetary units |
| 3 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 4 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |