Where does “clientélisme” come from?

clientélisme (French) 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.

clientélisme (French): patronage

Definitions

  1. patronage

Ancestry of “clientélisme”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Italic kluēō →