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Stage 1 of 4
planta
Latin · ancient
"sprout, offshoot"
literally "sprout" or "offshoot", the root of a family line
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Stage 2 of 4
cland
Old Irish · medieval
"children, descendants"
came to mean one's children or descendants
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Stage 3 of 4
clann
Scottish Gaelic · medieval
"family, children"
used for a kin group descended from a common ancestor
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Stage 4 of 4
clan
English · 1400s-1500s
"a group of related families"
borrowed to describe Scottish Highland kin groups
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