Where does “progress” come from?
Progress comes from Middle English progresse, from Old French progres, from Latin progressus, the past participle of progredior meaning to go forward, from pro and a root meaning to go.
progress (English): Movement or advancement through a series of...
Definitions
- Movement or advancement through a series of...
Ancestry of “progress”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | progresse | — |
| 2 | Old French | progres | a going forward |
| 3 | Latin | prōgressus | — |
| 4 | Latin | prōgredior | — |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “progress”