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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Origin of the word aggressive/aggression Tapas #201897 08/18/2011 11:15 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 It comes from the Latin aggress-. The PIE root is ghredh-. Perhaps zmjezhd could give us an informed opinion on the chances of it being similar in the Indic languages. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Origin of the word aggressive/aggression Tapas 08/18/2011 10:14 AM Re: Origin of the word aggressive/aggression Faldage 08/18/2011 11:15 AM Re: Origin of the word aggressive/aggression goofy 08/18/2011 1:43 PM Re: Origin of the word aggressive/aggression zmjezhd 08/18/2011 2:02 PM Re: Origin of the word aggressive/aggression goofy 08/18/2011 2:37 PM Re: Origin of the word aggressive/aggression Faldage 08/19/2011 1:05 AM Re: Origin of the word aggressive/aggression goofy 08/19/2011 2:30 AM Re: Origin of the word aggressive/aggression Tapas 08/19/2011 11:49 AM Re: Origin of the word aggressive/aggression zmjezhd 08/19/2011 12:49 PM Re: Origin of the word aggressive/aggression goofy 08/19/2011 12:44 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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