Etymology

querulous

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Today it means: Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining. Full definition →

Old French querelos ← Late Latin querulōsus ← Latin querulus
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  1. Latin · derived fromquerulus
  2. Late Latin · derived fromquerulōsus
  3. Old French · derived fromquerelos
  4. English todayquerulous

From Old French querelos, from Late Latin querulōsus, from Latin querulus, from queror (“to complain”).

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