"aggressive" in seven languages
Meaningaggressive
Spanish
agresivo
/aɡɾeˈsibo/
learned
French
agressif
/aɡʁesif/
learned
fem.: agressive
Italian
aggressivo
/aɡɡresˈsivo/
learned
Portuguese
agressivo
/agɾeˈsivu/
learned
Romanian
agresiv
/agreˈsiv/
learned
Catalan
agressiu
/əgɾəˈsiw/
learned
fem.: agressiva
English
aggressive
/əˈɡɹɛsɪv/
from Latin/French · French agressif
English → ItalianaggressiveaggressivoCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
AGGRESSUM‘attacked, approached (AGGREDĪ 'to step towards')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
A modern formation on AGGRESSUS, 'having stepped towards'. Italian keeps both doubled consonants, French keeps only the ss, and Spanish simplifies both: agresivo.
English relatives: aggression, progress, grade
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In a sentence
- esEse perro es muy agresivo.
- frCe chien est très agressif.
- itQuel cane è molto aggressivo.
- ptEsse cachorro é muito agressivo.
- roCâinele ăla e foarte agresiv.
- caAquest gos és molt agressiu.
- enThat dog is very aggressive.
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