Where does “queixar” come from?

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

queixar (Portuguese): to complain; to whine, whinge

Definitions

  1. to complain; to whine, whinge

Ancestry of “queixar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinquassiare—
2Latinquassāre—
3Latinquatiōto shake, agitate, batter, shatter, demolish, overthrow, rend

Words derived from “queixar”

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