Etymology

aggressively

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Today it means: In an aggressive manner. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English aggressive
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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. Latinaggressu
  9. Englishaggress
  10. Englishaggressive
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  12. Proto-Germanic*līką
  13. English todayaggressively

From aggressive + -ly.

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