Where does “querella” come from?
querella (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish querella, from Latin querella, from Latin queror, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwes- — to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to...
querella (Spanish): lawsuit; complaint
Ancestry of “querella”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Spanish | querella | — |
| 2 | Latin | querella | complaint; lament |
| 3 | Latin | queror | I complain, lament, I bewail; I am indignant |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwes- | to puff, sigh; to pant, puff, sigh; to puff; to... |