Where does “Klassensprecher” come from?

Klassensprecher (German) comes from German klasse, from Russian класс, from Latin classis, from Proto-Italic klāssis, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.

Klassensprecher (German): class monitor

Definitions

  1. class monitor

Ancestry of “Klassensprecher”, step by step

Klassensprecher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German klasse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklassegreat, awesome
2Russianклассclass
3Latinclassisany one of the five divisions into which Servius...
4Proto-Italicklāssis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon

via German sprecher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansprechera speaker; one who speaks (male or unspecified sex); especially
2Middle High Germansprecher—
3Old High Germansprechāri—
4Old High Germansprecho—
5Proto-Germanicsprekôspeaker
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →
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