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Where does “superclass” come from?

Superclass is formed from the English prefix super- combined with class, which derives from Latin classis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁-.

superclass (English): A high-level class that passes attributes and...

Definitions

  1. A high-level class that passes attributes and...

Ancestry of “superclass”, 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
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