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Where does “unstressfully” come from?

unstressfully (English) comes from English unstressful, from English stressful, from English stress, from Middle English destresse, from Old French destrecier, from Latin distringō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

unstressfully (English): In an unstressful manner; without stress

Definitions

  1. In an unstressful manner; without stress

Ancestry of “unstressfully”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunstressfulNot stressful
2EnglishstressfulIrritating; causing stress
3EnglishstressA physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing...
4Middle Englishdestresse—
5Old Frenchdestrecierto distress
6Latindistringō—
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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