Where does “distressen” come from?

distressen (Middle English) comes from Old French destrecier, from Latin distringō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “distressen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdestrecierto distress
2Latindistringōto stretch out or apart
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “distressen”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin dis- →Every word from Latin calx →