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Where does “subclass” come from?

Subclass comes from English sub- combined with class, which derives from Latin classis, itself from Proto-Indo-European upo and kelh₁-.

subclass (English): An object class derived from another class from...

Definitions

  1. An object class derived from another class from...

Ancestry of “subclass”, step by step

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

Words derived from “subclass”

  • subclassable
  • intersubclass
  • intrasubclass
  • unsubclass
  • subclasser
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