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Where does “agresema” come from?

agresema (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto agresi, from Dutch agressie, from French agression, from Latin aggressio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

agresema (Esperanto): aggressive

Definitions

  1. aggressive

Ancestry of “agresema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoagresito attack without provocation
2Dutchagressie—
3Frenchagressionaggression
4Latinaggressioadvancing, approaching; approaching, addressing;...
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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