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Where does “antistress” come from?

antistress (Italian) comes from Italian 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.

antistress (Italian): antistress

Definitions

  1. antistress

Ancestry of “antistress”, step by step

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