myEtymology.com: English etymology of aggression

Etymology of the English word aggression

the English word aggression

using the Latin prefix aggression-

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 aggressio (attack; action of setting about, undertaking)

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-

The earliest known usage of aggression in English dates from the 17th century.

Dutch agressie, French agression, French aggression, German Aggression, Italian aggressione, Latin aggressio, Lithuanian agresija, Norwegian aggresjon, Polish agresja, Russian aгpeccия, Swedish aggression

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