Etymology of the French word classe
the French word
classederived 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 classe in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
classer,
interclasse,
sous-classe,
superclasse,
classieux,
classificationDerivations in other languages
English
classCognates
English
class, German
Klasse, Italian
classe, Latin
classis, Lithuanian
klase, Norwegian
klasse, Polish
klasa, Russian
класс, Spanish
clase, Swedish
klass, Yiddish
klas
