Where does “queixar-se” come from?

queixar-se (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin quassiare, from Latin quassāre, from Latin quatiō — to shake, agitate, batter, shatter, demolish, overthrow, rend.

queixar-se (Catalan): to complain

Definitions

  1. to complain

Ancestry of “queixar-se”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinquassiare—
2Latinquassāre—
3Latinquatiōto shake, agitate, batter, shatter, demolish, overthrow, rend
Every word from Latin quatiō →Every word from Latin quassāre →Every word from Vulgar Latin quassiare →