Etymology

counteraggression

Today it means: Aggression shown in response to the aggression of another. Full definition →

English aggression ← Middle French aggression ← Latin aggressiō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Old Frenchcontre-
  9. Anglo-Normancountre-
  10. Middle Englishcounter-
  11. Englishcounter-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  13. Proto-Italic*ad
  14. Proto-Italic*ad-
  15. Latinad-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*gʰredʰ-
  17. Latingradior
  18. Latinaggredior
  19. Latinaggressiō
  20. Middle Frenchaggression
  21. Englishaggression
  22. English todaycounteraggression

From counter- + aggression.

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