Where does “Klassik” come from?
Klassik (German) comes from French classique, from Latin classicus, from Latin classis, from Proto-Italic klāssis, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.
Klassik (German): classical music, classical literature or another...
Definitions
- classical music, classical literature or another...
Ancestry of “Klassik”, step by step
Klassik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French classique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | classique | classic; classical; classic, a classic work of... |
| 2 | Latin | classicus | Pertaining to the fleet; Synonym of patricius:... |
| 3 | Latin | classis | any one of the five divisions into which Servius... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | klāssis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |
via Russian классик
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | классик | classic; classicist; genitive plural of кла́ссика |