Where does “klassisk” come from?
klassisk (Swedish) comes from Latin classicus, from Latin classis, from Proto-Italic klāssis, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.
klassisk (Swedish): classical (music, art, etc.)
Definitions
- classical (music, art, etc.)
Ancestry of “klassisk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | classicus | Pertaining to the fleet; Synonym of patricius:... |
| 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 |
Words derived from “klassisk”