Where does “класик” come from?
класик (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French classique, from Latin classicus, from Latin classis, from Proto-Italic klāssis, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.
класик (Serbo-Croatian): classic
Definitions
- classic
Ancestry of “класик”, step by step
класик traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French classique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | classique | classic; classical; classic, a classic work of... |
| 2 | Latin | classicus | Pertaining to the fleet; Synonym of patricius:... |
| 3 | Latin | classis | any one of the five divisions into which Servius... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | klāssis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |
via Serbo-Croatian кла̀сичан
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | кла̀сичан | classical |