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