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Where does “destrecier” come from?

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

destrecier (Old French): to distress

Definitions

  1. to distress

Ancestry of “destrecier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindistringō—
2Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “destrecier”

  • stress
  • distress
  • stressful
  • distressing
  • stressor
  • distressful
  • distressingly
  • prestress
  • overstress
  • distressfully
  • eustress
  • antistress
  • stressfulness
  • nonstressful
  • destress
  • stressfree
  • technostress
  • stressfully
  • unstress
  • stressless
  • stressable
  • backstress
  • unstressful
  • stressy
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