Where does “microstressor” come from?
microstressor (English) comes from English stressor, from English stress, from Middle English destresse, from Old French destrecier, from Latin distringō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
microstressor (English): A microscale stressor
Definitions
- A microscale stressor
Ancestry of “microstressor”, step by step
microstressor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stressor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stressor | An environmental condition or influence that... |
| 2 | English | stress | A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing... |
| 3 | Middle English | destresse | — |
| 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 |