Meaning

adjective characteristic of a clan especially in being unified

adjective befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ Proto-Italic *plāntā? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-der. Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂nk /*gteh₂ Proto-Italic *plānktā Latin plantabor. Old Welsh plantbor. Old Irish cland Middle Irish clann Irish clannbor. ▲ Middle Irish clann Scottish Gaelic clannbor. English…

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