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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word AGGRESS.
Etymology of the word
AGGRESS.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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AGGRESS,
to attack. (F.,—L.) Not in early use. Either
from F. aggresser, or from the stem of aggressor, which is purely
Latin, and occurs in Blackstone's Commentaries, b. iv. c. I.
Cotgrave gives 'Aggresser, to assail, assault, set on.'—Lat. aggressus,
pp. of aggredior, I assail.—Lat. ad (ag- before g);
gradior, I walk, go.—Lat. gradus, a step. See Grade.
Der. aggress-ion, aggress-ive, aggress-ive-ness, aggress-or.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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