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Where does “semiclassified” come from?

semiclassified (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.

semiclassified (English): Somewhat or partly classified

Definitions

  1. Somewhat or partly classified

Ancestry of “semiclassified”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishclassifiedsimple past tense and past participle of...
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- →