Where does “queixinhas” come from?

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

queixinhas (Portuguese): tattletale

Definitions

  1. tattletale

Ancestry of “queixinhas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesequeixacomplaint; grievance; lamentation
2Portuguesequeixarto complain; to whine, whinge
3Vulgar Latinquassiare—
4Latinquassāre—
5Latinquatiōto shake, agitate, batter, shatter, demolish, overthrow, rend
Every word from Latin quatiō →Every word from Latin quassāre →Every word from Vulgar Latin quassiare →