Etymology

deaggressivization

Today it means: Neutralising the urges of aggression. Full definition →

English aggressive ← Latin aggressu ← Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  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 todaydeaggressivization

From de- + aggressive + -ization.

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