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
- dispute; argument
Ancestry of “querele”, step by step
querele traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin querella
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | querella | complaint; lament |
| 2 | Latin | queror | I complain, lament, I bewail; I am indignant |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwes- | to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to... |
via Latin querela
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | querela | complaint, grievance; illness; lament |