Where does “clientelismo” come from?

clientelismo (Italian) comes from Italian clientela, 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.

clientelismo (Italian): clientelism

Definitions

  1. clientelism

Ancestry of “clientelismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianclientelacustomer, client, clientele
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

Words derived from “clientelismo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-