Where does “clientela” come from?

clientela (Latin) comes 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 (Latin): clientship, patronage

Definitions

  1. clientship, patronage

Ancestry of “clientela”, step by step

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

Words derived from “clientela”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →