Where does “détresse” come from?
détresse (French) comes from Old French destresce, from Latin districtia, from Latin distringere, from Latin stringere, from Latin stringo, from Proto-Italic stringō, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
détresse (French): distress, despair, anguish
Definitions
- distress, despair, anguish
Ancestry of “détresse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | destresce | distress |
| 2 | Latin | districtia | — |
| 3 | Latin | distringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | stringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | stringo | I press, tighten, compress; I unsheath |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | stringō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |