Where does “progressionist” come from?

progressionist (English) comes from English progression, from Old French progression, from Latin progressio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

progressionist (English): An advocate of social progress, ideally towards...

Definitions

  1. An advocate of social progress, ideally towards...

Ancestry of “progressionist”, step by step

progressionist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English progression

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprogressionThe act of moving from one thing to another; The...
2Old Frenchprogression
3Latinprogressioprogression; arithmetic progression; advancement,...
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English ist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishistA practitioner or supporter of an ism
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ