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"class (group; lesson)" in seven languages

Meaningclass (group; lesson)

Spanish

clase

/ˈklase/

fem.learned

French

classe

/klas/

fem.learned

A single lesson is un cours; la classe is the group or the classroom.

Italian

classe

/ˈklasse/

fem.learned

A single lesson is una lezione.

Portuguese

turma

/ˈtuhmɐ/

fem.other source · Latin TURMAM 'troop of horsemen'

The group of pupils is a turma; a lesson is an aula. Classe (learned) is also used.

Romanian

clasă

/ˈklasə/

fem.borrowed · French classe

Catalan

classe

/ˈklasə/

fem.learned

English

class

/klæs/

from Latin/French · French classe

English → Italianclass (group; lesson)classeCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

CLASSEM‘a division of the Roman citizens; also a fleet’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

A CLASSIS was one of the census divisions of Roman citizens — the 'classici' were the top class, whence 'classic'. Learned, so cl- stays cl- everywhere.

English relatives: class, classic, classify

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In a sentence

  • esSomos veinticinco en clase.
  • frNous sommes vingt-cinq en classe.
  • itSiamo in venticinque in classe.
  • ptSomos vinte e cinco na turma.
  • roSuntem douăzeci și cinci în clasă.
  • caSom vint-i-cinc a classe.
  • enThere are twenty-five of us in class.

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