Where does “ストレスフル” come from?

ストレスフル (Japanese) comes from English stressful, 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.

ストレスフル (Japanese): stressful

Definitions

  1. stressful

Ancestry of “ストレスフル”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstressfulIrritating; causing stress
2EnglishstressA physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing...
3Middle Englishdestresse
4Old Frenchdestrecierto distress
5Latindistringōto stretch out or apart
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx