agresivo

/aɡɾeˈsibo/ · B1 · adj

aggressive

😠 Cognate: agresivo = aggressive; Spanish -ivo matches English -ive

From Latin aggressus, past participle of aggredi, to attack (ad + gradi, to step toward). Spanish drops the double g and writes s for ss. Same pattern: activo = active, pasivo = passive.

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