Etymology of the English word underclass
the English word
underclassderived from the English word
classderived from the French word
classederived from the Latin word
classis (class, division of Romans; grade)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kelə- (to call)
using the English prefix
under-derived from the English word
underderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*n₀dher-Usage
Word found in Modern English