Where does “quejo” come from?

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

quejo (Spanish): complaint

Definitions

  1. complaint

Ancestry of “quejo”, step by step

quejo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish quejarse

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

via Latin capsus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapsusthe body of a carriage; wagon body
Every word from Latin quatiōEvery word from Latin quassāreEvery word from Vulgar Latin quassiare