Etymology of the English word classic
the English word
classicderived from the Latin word
classicus (of, connected with fleet, sailors; trumpeter; sailors, marines)
derived from the Latin word
classis (class, division of Romans; grade)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kelə- (to call)
Date
The earliest known usage of classic in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
classical,
classicism,
classicist,
classicize,
neoclassic,
pseudoclassicCognates
Dutch
klassieken, Dutch
klassiek, French
classique, German
Klassiker, German
klassisch, Icelandic
klassískur, Norwegian
klassiker, Norwegian
klassisk, Swedish
klassiker, Swedish
klassiskUsage
Word found in Modern English
