Where does “ఉపతరగతి” come from?
ఉపతరగతి (Telugu) comes from Telugu తరగతి, from Telugu గతి, from Sanskrit गति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gátiš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
ఉపతరగతి (Telugu): subclass: a rank directly below class
Definitions
- subclass: a rank directly below class
Ancestry of “ఉపతరగతి”, step by step
ఉపతరగతి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Telugu తరగతి
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | తరగతి | class: A rank in the classification of organisms,... |
| 2 | Telugu | గతి | path, way, course; motion, movement; gait, manner... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गति | going, moving, gait, deportment, motion in... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gátiš | going, motion |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḿ̥tis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
via Telugu ఉప
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | ఉప | Alternative form of ఉప- |