Where does “cliente” come from?

cliente (Portuguese) 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.

cliente (Portuguese): customer, client

Definitions

  1. customer, client

Ancestry of “cliente”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Italic kluēō →