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Where does “reclassifier” come from?

reclassifier (English) comes from English reclassify, 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.

reclassifier (English): One who or that which reclassifies

Definitions

  1. One who or that which reclassifies

Ancestry of “reclassifier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishreclassifyclassify again, give a new classification to
2Englishclassifyto identify by or divide into classes; to...
3Frenchclassifierto classify
4Frenchclasseclass, type, group; "Une classe de conscrits"...
5Italianclasseclass; classroom; style
6Spanishclaselecture; class; kind, sort, type
7Portugueseclasseclass, kind; class; elegance; class
8Germanklassegreat, awesome
9Russianклассclass; grade ; form; classroom
10Latinclassisany one of the five divisions into which Servius...
11Proto-Italicklāssis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →