Where does “client” come from?

client (Catalan) comes from Latin cliēns, from Latin clueo, from Proto-Italic kluēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

client (Catalan): client, customer

Definitions

  1. client, customer

Ancestry of “client”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincliēnscustomer
2LatinclueoI am called or named; I am reputed
3Proto-Italickluēōto be known
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →