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Where does “reclassify” come from?

reclassify (English) comes from English classify, from French classifier, from French classe, from Italian classe, from Spanish clase, from Portuguese classe, from German klasse, from Russian класс — to call, cry, summon.

reclassify (English): classify again, give a new classification to

Definitions

  1. classify again, give a new classification to

Ancestry of “reclassify”, step by step

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

Words derived from “reclassify”

  • reclassifier
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →