Where does “neoprogressive” come from?
neoprogressive (English) comes from English progressive, from Middle French progressif, from Latin prōgressīvus, from Latin prōgredior, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
neoprogressive (English): Being or relating to a form of progressive rock that was briefly popular in the 1980s, characterized by deeply emotional content, often delivered via dramatic lyrics and on-stage theatricality
Definitions
- Being or relating to a form of progressive rock that was briefly popular in the 1980s, characterized by deeply emotional content, often delivered via dramatic lyrics and on-stage theatricality
Ancestry of “neoprogressive”, step by step
neoprogressive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English progressive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | progressive | Favouring or promoting progress; advanced;... |
| 2 | Middle French | progressif | progressive |
| 3 | Latin | prōgressīvus | progressive |
| 4 | Latin | prōgredior | to come, go, or march forth, forward or on; advance, proceed |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Neo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Neo | An optimized German keyboard layout supporting nearly all Latin-based alphabets |
| 2 | English | neo- | new; contemporary; Having a structure, similar to... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 4 | Latin | fēlēs | cat |
| 5 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 7 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 8 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 9 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |