Where does “Stressfaktor” come from?
Stressfaktor (German) comes from German Stress, 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.
Stressfaktor (German): stress factor
Definitions
- stress factor
Ancestry of “Stressfaktor”, step by step
Stressfaktor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stress
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stress | stress; dispute, quarrel, beef |
| 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 |
via German Faktor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Faktor | factor |
| 2 | Latin | factor | One who or which does or makes something; doer,... |
| 3 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 4 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |