Where does “clientela” come from?

clientela (Italian) comes 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.

clientela (Italian): customer, client, clientele

Definitions

  1. customer, client, clientele

Ancestry of “clientela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclientēlaclientship, patronage
2Latincliēnscustomer
3LatinclueoI am called or named; I am reputed
4Proto-Italickluēōto be known
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “clientela”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →