Etymology

-clase

Today it means: fracture (having a fracture of such a form) Full definition →

Ancient Greek κλᾰ́σῐς ← French -clase
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  1. French · derived from-clase
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromκλᾰ́σῐς“breaking, fracture”
  3. English today-clase

From Ancient Greek κλᾰ́σῐς (klắsĭs, “breaking, fracture”) (via French -clase), from κλάω (kláō, “I break”).

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