queísmo

the nonstandard use of que alone (instead of a preposition, usually de, preceding que) in various constructions

“Aunque menos probable, no conviene descuidar como causa del queísmo la ultracorrección.” — Although not as likely, ultra-correction should not be discounted as a cause of queism.

Etymology tree Spanish que Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. Spanish -ismo Spanish queísmo From que + -ismo.