Where does “fo-chlàs” come from?
fo-chlàs (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.
fo-chlàs (Scottish Gaelic): subordinate clause
Ancestry of “fo-chlàs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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; grade ; form; classroom |
| 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 |