Where does “cliēns” come from?
cliēns (Latin) comes from Latin clueo, from Proto-Italic kluēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
cliēns (Latin): customer
Ancestry of “cliēns”, step by step
cliēns traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin clueo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | clueo | I am called or named; I am reputed |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | kluēō | to be known |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via Latin clīnō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | clīnō | to bend, incline |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | kl(e)inō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
Words derived from “cliēns”