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Where does “cyberaggression” come from?

cyberaggression (English) comes from English aggression, from Middle French aggression, from Latin aggressio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

cyberaggression (English): aggression in interpersonal interactions taking...

Definitions

  1. aggression in interpersonal interactions taking...

Ancestry of “cyberaggression”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaggressionThe act of initiating hostilities or invasion;...
2Middle Frenchaggression—
3Latinaggressioadvancing, approaching; approaching, addressing;...
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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