Where does “subclan” come from?

subclan (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ — flat.

subclan (English): A branch of a large clan

Definitions

  1. A branch of a large clan

Ancestry of “subclan”, step by step

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