Where does “queja” come from?

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

queja (Spanish): complaint, grievance, gripe, grumble;...

Definitions

  1. complaint, grievance, gripe, grumble;...

Ancestry of “queja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishquejarseto complain, to whine, to gripe, to grouse, to fuss, to bitch, to beef
2Vulgar Latinquassiare—
3Latinquassāre—
4Latinquatiōto shake, agitate, batter, shatter, demolish, overthrow, rend

Words derived from “queja”

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