Where does “querelle” come from?
querelle (French) comes from Old French querele, from Latin querella, from Latin queror, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwes- — to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to...
querelle (French): quarrel, argument; first-person singular present...
Definitions
- quarrel, argument; first-person singular present...
Ancestry of “querelle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | querele | dispute; argument |
| 2 | Latin | querella | complaint; lament |
| 3 | Latin | queror | I complain, lament, I bewail; I am indignant |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwes- | to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to... |
Words derived from “querelle”