Etymology

antiaggressive

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Today it means: Counteracting aggression. Full definition →

English aggressive ← Latin aggressu ← Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-
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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. Latinaggressu
  15. Englishaggress
  16. Englishaggressive
  17. English todayantiaggressive

From anti- + aggressive.

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