Where does “первоклассный” come from?
первоклассный (Russian) comes from Russian класс, from Latin classis, from Proto-Italic klāssis, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.
первоклассный (Russian): first-class, first-rate, high-class
Definitions
- first-class, first-rate, high-class
Ancestry of “первоклассный”, step by step
первоклассный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian класс
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | класс | class |
| 2 | Latin | classis | any one of the five divisions into which Servius... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | klāssis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |
via Russian пе́рвый
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | пе́рвый | first |