Etymology of the English word aggressive
the English word
aggressivederived from the English word
aggressionusing 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-using the English suffix
-ivederived from the French suffix
-ivederived from the Latin suffix
-ivusUsage
Word found in Modern English