clasificar
/klasifiˈkaɾ/ · B2 · verb
to classify, sort
🗂️ Etymology: Latin classis (group) + facere (make) = make into groups
Clasificar comes from clase (class, from Latin classis, a group or division) plus the -ficar ending from facere, to make. So it literally means to make classes: sorting things into groups, and by extension ranking or placing in a competition.