noun
Meaning 1
A branch of a larger clan.
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subclan
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- 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 clan English subclan From sub- + clan.