Where does “upperclassman” come from?
upperclassman (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.
upperclassman (English): A junior or senior student in a school or college
Definitions
- A junior or senior student in a school or college
Ancestry of “upperclassman”, step by step
upperclassman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English classman
| 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 |