Where does “nonclassifying” come from?
nonclassifying (English) comes from English classifying, 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.
nonclassifying (English): That does not classify
Definitions
- That does not classify
Ancestry of “nonclassifying”, step by step
nonclassifying traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English classifying
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | classifying | present participle of classify; That serves to... |
| 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 |
| 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 |