Where does “classe” come from?

classe (Middle French) comes from Latin classis, from Proto-Italic klāssis, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.

Ancestry of “classe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “classe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →