Where does “underclassman” come from?
underclassman (English) comes from English classman, 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.
underclassman (English): The opposite of an upperclassman; a freshman or...
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- The opposite of an upperclassman; a freshman or...
Ancestry of “underclassman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | classman | A member of a class; a classmate; A candidate for... |
| 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 |