Etymology of the English word classify
the English word
classifyderived from the English word
classificationderived from the French word
classificationderived from the French word
classederived from the Latin word
classis (class, division of Romans; grade)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kelÉ™- (to call)
Date
The earliest known usage of classify in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
classifier,
declassify,
reclassify,
subclassify,
classifyingUsage
Word found in Modern English
