Where does “distressingly” come from?
Distressingly derives from English distress combined with English -līċ, from Old English -līċ and Proto-Germanic -līkaz meaning "like," ultimately from Latin distringo meaning "to bind apart" and Latin dis- prefixed to Proto-Indo-European ḱóm.
distressingly (English): In a distressing manner; so as to cause distress
Definitions
- In a distressing manner; so as to cause distress
Ancestry of “distressingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | distressing | Causing distress; upsetting; distressful; present... |
| 2 | English | distress | discomfort; Serious danger; An aversive state of... |
| 3 | Middle English | distressen | — |
| 4 | Old French | destrecier | to distress |
| 5 | Latin | distringō | to stretch out or apart |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |