Where does “aggression” come from?
Aggression comes from Middle French aggression, from Latin aggressio, the noun form of aggressus, meaning "attacked," derived from ad- and the root expressing motion toward.
aggression (English): The act of initiating hostilities or invasion;...
Definitions
- The act of initiating hostilities or invasion;...
Ancestry of “aggression”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | aggression | — |
| 2 | Latin | aggressio | advancing, approaching; approaching, addressing;... |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |