Where does “クラス” come from?
クラス (Japanese) comes from English class, from French classe, from Italian classe, from Spanish clase, from Portuguese classe, from German klasse, from Russian класс, from Latin classis — to call, cry, summon.
クラス (Japanese): class; class of things sharing certain features
Definitions
- class; class of things sharing certain features
Ancestry of “クラス”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | class | A group, collection, category or set sharing... |
| 2 | French | classe | class, type, group; "Une classe de conscrits"... |
| 3 | Italian | classe | class; classroom; style |
| 4 | Spanish | clase | lecture; class; kind, sort, type |
| 5 | Portuguese | classe | class, kind; class; elegance; class |
| 6 | German | klasse | great, awesome |
| 7 | Russian | класс | class |
| 8 | Latin | classis | any one of the five divisions into which Servius... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | klāssis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |