Etymology

microaggressor

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Today it means: One who engages in acts of microaggression. Full definition →

English aggressor ← Latin aggressor ← Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  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. Latinaggressor
  13. Englishaggressor
  14. English todaymicroaggressor

From micro- + aggressor.

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