Where does “cliente” come from?

cliente (Latin) comes from Latin cliens, from Latin cluens, from Latin clueo, from Proto-Italic kluēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

cliente (Latin): ablative singular of cliēns

Definitions

  1. ablative singular of cliēns

Ancestry of “cliente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclienscustomer; client, retainer, follower; companion,...
2Latincluens
3LatinclueoI am called or named; I am reputed
4Proto-Italickluēōto be known
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-
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