classfellow

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈklæsˌfɛloʊ/ UK /ˈklɑːsˌfɛləʊ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a fellow member of the same class; a classmate

An old classfellow recognized him across the platform.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a fellow member of the same... classmate schoolmate schoolfellow peer

Word family

Related forms class fellow classmate

Etymology

A compound of class + fellow. Class is from Latin classis ('a division, group, class of citizens'); fellow is from Old Norse félagi ('partner, comrade').

classis Latin félagi Old Norse

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People & Society

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# classfellow

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈklæsˌfɛloʊ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈklɑːsˌfɛləʊ/

## Meanings
1. a fellow member of the same class; a classmate

## Examples
- An old classfellow recognized him across the platform.

## Synonyms
- classmate
- schoolmate
- schoolfellow
- peer

## Related Forms
- class
- fellow
- classmate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: classis
- Root: félagi

## Etymology
A compound of class + fellow. Class is from Latin classis ('a division, group, class of citizens'); fellow is from Old Norse félagi ('partner, comrade').

## AI Etymology
Classfellow is a compound of class + fellow. Class is from Latin classis ('a division, group, class of citizens'); fellow is from Old Norse félagi ('partner, comrade'). The historical trail runs through classis in Latin and félagi in Old Norse. Morphologically, classfellow is transparent: it is a compound of class + fellow. Used as a noun, classfellow now means "a fellow member of the same class; a classmate", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as class, fellow, and classmate. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- People & Society

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