Where does “queixoso” come from?

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

Ancestry of “queixoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianqueixacomplaint
2Portuguesequeixarto complain; to whine, whinge
3Vulgar Latinquassiare
4Latinquassāre
5Latinquatiōto shake, agitate, batter, shatter, demolish, overthrow, rend
Every word from Latin quatiōEvery word from Latin quassāreEvery word from Vulgar Latin quassiare