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Where does “clientitis” come from?

clientitis (English) comes from English client, from Middle English client, from Anglo-Norman clyent, from Old French client, from Latin cliēns, from Latin clueo, from Proto-Italic kluēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- — to cover; to incline.

clientitis (English): The situation where an organization's resident...

Definitions

  1. The situation where an organization's resident...

Ancestry of “clientitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclientA customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or...
2Middle Englishclient—
3Anglo-Normanclyent—
4Old Frenchclient—
5Latincliēns—
6LatinclueoI am called or named; I am reputed
7Proto-Italickluēō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →