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Where does “clann” come from?

clann (Scottish Gaelic) 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.

clann (Scottish Gaelic): children, offspring, progeny; clan, tribe; lock,...

Definitions

  1. children, offspring, progeny; clan, tribe; lock,...

Ancestry of “clann”, 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

Words derived from “clann”

  • clan
  • clannish
  • clansman
  • clanship
  • clannishness
  • matriclan
  • subclan
  • interclan
  • patriclan
  • clanless
  • clannishly
  • clannism
  • clanswoman
  • intraclan
  • multiclan
  • clanmate
  • clanny
  • clansperson
  • clanlessness
  • clan mate
  • clannist
  • Ku Klux Klan
  • Ku Klux Klanner
  • clan
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