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Where does “déstresser” come from?

déstresser (French) comes from French stresser, from French stress, 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.

déstresser (French): To destress; To unwind

Definitions

  1. To destress; To unwind

Ancestry of “déstresser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchstresserto stress; to become stressed, to stress out
2Frenchstressstress
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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