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 quatiōEvery word from Latin quassāreEvery word from Vulgar Latin quassiare
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