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Stage 1 of 3
stringere
Latin · ancient
"to draw tight, to bind"
to draw tight, to bind
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Stage 2 of 3
estresse
Old French · medieval
"narrowness, oppression"
narrowness, oppression, from a shortened form related to stringere
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Stage 3 of 3
stress
English · 1300s
"mental or emotional strain, or physical pressure"
settled as the English word for mental or emotional strain, shortened from distress
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