English
aggressionist
Aggressionist comes from Latin aggressiō ‘advancing, approaching’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰredʰ-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgradior‘to advance, proceed, go, move’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaggredior‘to advance or go to or towards, approach’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaggressiō‘advancing, approaching’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600aggression
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishearliest quotation 1982aggressionist
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰredʰ-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgradior‘to advance, proceed, go, move’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaggredior‘to advance or go to or towards, approach’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaggressiō‘advancing, approaching’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600aggression
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishearliest quotation 1982aggressionist
Earliest quotation: 1982, Aaron Hart, Milk and Honey: “In order to serve American interests in the region,…”
A compound of aggression + -ist
Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-
Latin gradior ‘to step, walk, stride’
Latin aggredior ‘to approach, address, attack’
Latin aggressiō ‘advancing, approaching’
Middle French aggression
English aggression
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-
degree, graduate, progressive, progression, retrograde, gradation, gree, digression, 25 more
through Latin gradior ‘to advance, proceed, go, move’
progress, congress, ingredient, gradient, digress, regress, 26 more
Today it means
noun A proponent of aggressionism ("a doctrine or worldview favouring violence").
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ- / aggressionist