Where does “clientelism” come from?
Clientelism derives from English clientele, from French clientèle, from Latin cliens, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-, meaning to hear or be called.
clientelism (English): A political system based on personal relations...
Definitions
- A political system based on personal relations...
Ancestry of “clientelism”, step by step
clientelism traces back through 3 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 ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
via Italian clientelismo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | clientelismo | clientelism |
| 2 | Italian | -ismo | -ism |