Etymology of the English word client
the English word
clientderived from the Old French word
clientderived from the Latin word
cliens (client, dependent, vassal; customer)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*klei-derived from the Latin word
clientusderived from the Latin word
cluere (be called, be named, be reputed; purify; cleanse, make clean)
Date
The earliest known usage of client in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
clientageCognates
Dutch
client, French
client, German
Klient, Italian
cliente, Latin
clientes, Lithuanian
klientas, Norwegian
klient, Polish
klient, Russian
клиент, Swedish
klientUsage
Word found in Modern English
