## Meanings
1. A large group of families descended from a common ancestor.
2. A traditional group of related families in the Scottish Highlands led by a hereditary chief.

## Examples
- The whole clan gathers every summer for a family reunion.
- Each Scottish clan has its own distinctive tartan.

## Derived Forms
- clanfellow
- clanless
- clanmate
- clannish
- clannism
- clannist
- clanny
- clansfolk
- clanship
- clansman
- clanspeak
- clansperson

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: clann
- Root: cland
- Root: plant
- Root: planta

## Etymology
Borrowed from Irish clann (“offspring, children of the family”) and Scottish Gaelic clann, both from Old Irish cland, borrowed from Old Welsh plant, itself borrowed from Latin planta (“shoot, offspring”). Doublet of plant and planta.

## AI Etymology
Clan is borrowed from Irish clann (“offspring, children of the family”) and Scottish Gaelic clann, both from Old Irish cland, borrowed from Old Welsh plant, itself borrowed from Latin planta (“shoot, offspring”). Doublet of plant and planta. In present-day use, it can mean a large group of families descended from a common ancestor, or a traditional group of related families in the Scottish Highlands led by a hereditary chief. Derived formations include clanfellow, clanless, clanmate, clannish, clannism.

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