Where does “unclassy” come from?
unclassy (English) comes from English classy, 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.
unclassy (English): Not classy
Definitions
- Not classy
Ancestry of “unclassy”, step by step
unclassy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English classy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | classy | Elegant, highly stylish or fashionable; Of a... |
| 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 |