Where does “clas-obrach” come from?
clas-obrach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic clàs, 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.
clas-obrach (Scottish Gaelic): working class
Definitions
- working class
Ancestry of “clas-obrach”, step by step
clas-obrach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic clàs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | clàs | clause |
| 2 | English | class | A group, collection, category or set sharing... |
| 3 | French | classe | class, type, group; "Une classe de conscrits"... |
| 4 | Italian | classe | class; classroom; style |
| 5 | Spanish | clase | lecture; class; kind, sort, type |
| 6 | Portuguese | classe | class, kind; class; elegance; class |
| 7 | German | klasse | great, awesome |
| 8 | Russian | класс | class |
| 9 | Latin | classis | any one of the five divisions into which Servius... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | klāssis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |
via Scottish Gaelic obair
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | obair | work, job; employment |
| 2 | Old Irish | opar | work, occupation, activity, employment |
| 3 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 4 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |