Where does “progressive” come from?

Progressive comes from Middle French progressif, from Latin progressivus, formed from the prefix pro- meaning "forward" and the verb root from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- meaning "to grow."

progressive (English): Favouring or promoting progress; advanced;...

Definitions

  1. Favouring or promoting progress; advanced;...

Ancestry of “progressive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchprogressifprogressive
2Latinprōgressīvusprogressive
3Latinprōgrediorto come, go, or march forth, forward or on; advance, proceed
4Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
5Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “progressive

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós