Where does “client” come from?

client (Romanian) comes from French client, from Latin cliēns, from Latin clueo, from Proto-Italic kluēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

client (Romanian): client

Definitions

  1. client

Ancestry of “client”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchclientcustomer; client
2Latincliēnscustomer
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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Italic kluēō →