Where does “queixa” come from?

queixa (Galician) comes from Portuguese queixar, from Vulgar Latin quassiare, from Latin quassāre, from Latin quatiō — to shake, agitate, batter, shatter, demolish, overthrow, rend.

queixa (Galician): complaint

Definitions

  1. complaint

Ancestry of “queixa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesequeixarto complain; to whine, whinge
2Vulgar Latinquassiare—
3Latinquassāre—
4Latinquatiōto shake, agitate, batter, shatter, demolish, overthrow, rend

Words derived from “queixa”

Every word from Latin quatiō →Every word from Latin quassāre →Every word from Vulgar Latin quassiare →