Where does “quejarse” come from?

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

quejarse (Spanish): to complain, to whine, to gripe, to grouse, to fuss, to bitch, to beef

Definitions

  1. to complain, to whine, to gripe, to grouse, to fuss, to bitch, to beef

Ancestry of “quejarse”, step by step

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

Words derived from “quejarse”

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