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Where does “agresemo” come from?

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

agresemo (Esperanto): a tendency to aggression, aggressiveness

Definitions

  1. a tendency to aggression, aggressiveness

Ancestry of “agresemo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoagresoaggression
2Esperantoagresito attack without provocation
3Dutchagressie—
4Frenchagressionaggression
5Latinaggressioadvancing, approaching; approaching, addressing;...
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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