Where does “Klannish” come from?
Klannish (English) comes from English clannish, from English clan, from Irish clann, from Middle Irish clann, from Old Irish cland, from Old Welsh plant, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā — flat.
Klannish (English): Of or pertaining to the Ku Klux Klan
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the Ku Klux Klan
Ancestry of “Klannish”, step by step
Klannish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English clannish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clannish | Of or related to a clan; Socially exclusive |
| 2 | English | clan | A group of people all descended from a common... |
| 3 | Irish | clann | children, offspring; race, descendants, clan;... |
| 4 | Middle Irish | clann | children; family; offspring |
| 5 | Old Irish | cland | children; family; offspring |
| 6 | Old Welsh | plant | children |
| 7 | Latin | planta | any vegetable production that serves to propagate... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | plāntā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |