Etymology

pre-stressed

Today it means: Of a structural member, having stress already applied during the manufacturing process in the opposite direction to the stress expected in use. Full definition →

English stressed ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishstressed
  10. English todaypre-stressed

From pre- + stressed.

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