Etymology

alloaggressive

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Today it means: aggressive towards "other" cells or tissue Full definition →

English aggressive ← Latin aggressu ← Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élyos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ál͏̌l͏̌os
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)
  5. Englishallo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  7. Proto-Italic*ad
  8. Proto-Italic*ad-
  9. Latinad-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*gʰredʰ-
  11. Latingradior
  12. Latinaggredior
  13. Latinaggressu
  14. Englishaggress
  15. Englishaggressive
  16. English todayalloaggressive

From allo- + aggressive.

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