Where does “nonclassified” come from?
nonclassified (English) comes from English classified, from English classify, from French classifier, from French classe, from Italian classe, from Spanish clase, from Portuguese classe, from German klasse — to call, cry, summon.
nonclassified (English): Not classified or not subject to classification
Definitions
- Not classified or not subject to classification
Ancestry of “nonclassified”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | classified | simple past tense and past participle of... |
| 2 | English | classify | to identify by or divide into classes; to... |
| 3 | French | classifier | to classify |
| 4 | French | classe | class, type, group; "Une classe de conscrits"... |
| 5 | Italian | classe | class; classroom; style |
| 6 | Spanish | clase | lecture; class; kind, sort, type |
| 7 | Portuguese | classe | class, kind; class; elegance; class |
| 8 | German | klasse | great, awesome |
| 9 | Russian | класс | class; grade ; form; classroom |
| 10 | Latin | classis | any one of the five divisions into which Servius... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | klāssis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |