Where does “clientelar” come from?

clientelar (Spanish) comes from Spanish clientela, from Latin clientēla, from Latin cliēns, from Latin clueo, from Proto-Italic kluēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

clientelar (Spanish): clientele, customers

Definitions

  1. clientele, customers

Ancestry of “clientelar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishclientelaclientele
2Latinclientēlaclientship, patronage
3Latincliēnscustomer
4LatinclueoI am called or named; I am reputed
5Proto-Italickluēōto be known
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →