Where does “clientelist” come from?
clientelist (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.
clientelist (English): Of or relating to clientelism; A proponent of...
Definitions
- Of or relating to clientelism; A proponent of...
Ancestry of “clientelist”, step by step
clientelist 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 ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |