Where does “clan” come from?
clan (Galician) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
clan (Galician): clan
Definitions
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Ancestry of “clan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | clann | children, offspring; race, descendants, clan;... |
| 2 | Middle Irish | clann | children; family; offspring |
| 3 | Old Irish | cland | children; family; offspring |
| 4 | Old Welsh | plant | children |
| 5 | Latin | planta | any vegetable production that serves to propagate... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | plāntā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |