Where does “unclassable” come from?
unclassable (English) comes from English classable, from English class, from French classe, from Italian classe, from Spanish clase, from Portuguese classe, from German klasse, from Russian класс — to call, cry, summon.
unclassable (English): That cannot be put into a class; unclassifiable
Definitions
- That cannot be put into a class; unclassifiable
Ancestry of “unclassable”, step by step
unclassable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English classable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | classable | Capable of being classed |
| 2 | English | class | A group, collection, category or set sharing... |
| 3 | French | classe | class, type, group; "Une classe de conscrits"... |
| 4 | Italian | classe | class; classroom; style |
| 5 | Spanish | clase | lecture; class; kind, sort, type |
| 6 | Portuguese | classe | class, kind; class; elegance; class |
| 7 | German | klasse | great, awesome |
| 8 | Russian | класс | class |
| 9 | Latin | classis | any one of the five divisions into which Servius... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | klāssis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |