Where does “stress” come from?

stress (Spanish) comes from English stress, from Middle English destresse, 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.

stress (Spanish): stress

Definitions

stress

Ancestry of “stress”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	stress	A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing...
2	Middle English	destresse	—
3	Old French	destrecier	to distress
4	Latin	distringō	to stretch out or apart
5	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6	Latin	calceus	shoe
7	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
8	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

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