Where does “clientèle” come from?

clientèle (English) comes from French clientèle, from Latin clientēla, from Latin cliēns, from Latin clueo, from Proto-Italic kluēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

clientèle (English): Alternative form of clientele

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of clientele

Ancestry of “clientèle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchclientèleclientele
2Latinclientēlaclientship, patronage
3Latincliēnscustomer
4LatinclueoI am called or named; I am reputed
5Proto-Italickluēōto be known
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “clientèle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Italic kluēō →
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