Where does “クラス図” come from?

クラス図 (Japanese) comes from Japanese クラス, 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.

クラス図 (Japanese): class diagram - A type of static structure diagram that describes the structure of a system by showing the system's classes, their attributes, and the relationships between the classes

Definitions

  1. class diagram - A type of static structure diagram that describes the structure of a system by showing the system's classes, their attributes, and the relationships between the classes

Ancestry of “クラス図”, step by step

クラス図 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese クラス

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseクラスclass; class of things sharing certain features
2EnglishclassA group, collection, category or set sharing...
3Frenchclasseclass, type, group; "Une classe de conscrits"...
4Italianclasseclass; classroom; style
5Spanishclaselecture; class; kind, sort, type
6Portugueseclasseclass, kind; class; elegance; class
7Germanklassegreat, awesome
8Russianклассclass
9Latinclassisany one of the five divisions into which Servius...
10Proto-Italicklāssis
11Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesediagram, figure, illustration
2Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic klāssisEvery word from Latin classis
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