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Where does “querele” come from?

querele (Old French) comes from Latin querella, from Latin queror, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwes- — to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to...

querele (Old French): dispute; argument

Definitions

  1. dispute; argument

Ancestry of “querele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquerellacomplaint; lament
2LatinquerorI complain, lament, I bewail; I am indignant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwes-to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to...

Words derived from “querele”

  • querelle
  • querelle
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