Where does “stressor” come from?
Stressor derives from English stress, itself from Middle English destresse, from Latin dis- and stringo, both tracing to Proto-Indo-European strenk-, meaning to draw tight or constrict.
stressor (English): An environmental condition or influence that...
Definitions
- An environmental condition or influence that...
Ancestry of “stressor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | stress | A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing... |
| 2 | Middle English | destresse | — |
| 3 | Old French | destrecier | to distress |
| 4 | Latin | distringō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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