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Where does “clannishly” come from?

clannishly (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.

clannishly (English): In a clannish manner

Definitions

  1. In a clannish manner

Ancestry of “clannishly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclannishOf or related to a clan; Socially exclusive
2EnglishclanA group of people all descended from a common...
3Irishclannchildren, offspring; race, descendants, clan;...
4Middle Irishclannchildren; family; offspring
5Old Irishclandchildren; family; offspring
6Old Welshplantchildren
7Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
8Proto-Italicplāntā—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →