Etymology

cyberaggression

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Today it means: aggression in interpersonal interactions taking place on the Internet or in cyberspace Full definition →

English aggression ← Middle French aggression ← Latin aggressiō
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekκυβερνάω (kubernáō)
  2. Ancient Greekκυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)
  3. Englishcyberneticclip.
  4. Englishcyber-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  6. Proto-Italic*ad
  7. Proto-Italic*ad-
  8. Latinad-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*gʰredʰ-
  10. Latingradior
  11. Latinaggredior
  12. Latinaggressiō
  13. Middle Frenchaggression
  14. Englishaggression
  15. English todaycyberaggression

From cyber- + aggression.

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