Etymology of the English word aggress
the English word
aggressderived from the French word
aggresserderived from the Latin word
aggressus (attack, assault)
derived from the Classical Latin word
aggredi (approach, advance; attack)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin word
gradi (walk, step, take steps)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghredh-derived from the Latin word
agredirDate
The earliest known usage of aggress in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
aggressed,
aggressingUsage
Word found in Modern English
