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
- complaint
Ancestry of “quejo”, step by step
quejo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish quejarse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | quejarse | to complain, to whine, to gripe, to grouse, to fuss, to bitch, to beef |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | quassiare | — |
| 3 | Latin | quassāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | quatiō | to shake, agitate, batter, shatter, demolish, overthrow, rend |
via Latin capsus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | capsus | the body of a carriage; wagon body |