Etymology

aggressionist

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Today it means: A proponent of aggressionism ("a doctrine or worldview favouring violence"). Full definition →

English aggression ← Middle French aggression ← Latin aggressiō
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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. Englishaggression
  11. English todayaggressionist

From aggression + -ist.

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