Etymology

antiaggression

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Today it means: The lack or absence of aggression. Full definition →

English aggression ← Middle French aggression ← Latin aggressiō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  8. Proto-Italic*ad
  9. Proto-Italic*ad-
  10. Latinad-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*gʰredʰ-
  12. Latingradior
  13. Latinaggredior
  14. Latinaggressiō
  15. Middle Frenchaggression
  16. Englishaggression
  17. English todayantiaggression

From anti- + aggression.

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