Meanings
adjectiveautoaggressive (not comparable)
- not comparableimmunologyThat attacks the organism that produces them
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Proto-Indo-European*tó-
- Proto-Hellenic*autós
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
- Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
- Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
- Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
- Englishauto-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰredʰ-
- Latingradior
- Latinaggredior
- Latinaggressu
- Englishaggress
- Englishaggressive
- Englishautoaggressive
From auto- + aggressive.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish autoagresyjny
- autoagresyjnyTranslations
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APA
autoaggressive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoaggressive
MLA
“autoaggressive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoaggressive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoaggressive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoaggressive.
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