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

  1. classic

Ancestry of “класик”, step by step

класик traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French classique

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchclassiqueclassic; classical; classic, a classic work of...
2LatinclassicusPertaining to the fleet; Synonym of patricius:...
3Latinclassisany one of the five divisions into which Servius...
4Proto-Italicklāssis
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon

via Serbo-Croatian кла̀сичан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкла̀сичанclassical
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic klāssisEvery word from Latin classis
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