Etymology

aggression

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Today it means: The act of initiating hostilities or invasion. Full definition →

Middle French aggression ← Latin aggressiō ← Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gʰredʰ-
  6. Latingradior
  7. Latinaggredior
  8. Latinaggressiō
  9. Middle Frenchaggression
  10. English todayaggression

From Middle French aggression, from Latin aggressio, from aggressus, past participle of aggredior (“to approach, address, attack”). By surface analysis, ag- + -gress + -ion.

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