Where does “clienteling” come from?
clienteling (English) comes from English clientèle, 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.
clienteling (English): The sales technique of forming personal...
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- The sales technique of forming personal...
Ancestry of “clienteling”, step by step
clienteling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English clientèle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clientèle | Alternative form of clientele |
| 2 | French | clientèle | clientele |
| 3 | Latin | clientēla | clientship, patronage |
| 4 | Latin | cliēns | customer |
| 5 | Latin | clueo | I am called or named; I am reputed |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kluēō | to be known |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |