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
- Favouring or promoting progress; advanced;...
Ancestry of “progressive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | progressif | progressive |
| 2 | Latin | prōgressīvus | progressive |
| 3 | Latin | prōgredior | to come, go, or march forth, forward or on; advance, proceed |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “progressive”
- progressively
- progressivism
- progressiveness
- progressivity
- unprogressive
- progressivist
- nonprogressive
- unprogressiveness
- antiprogressive
- improgressive
- ultraprogressive
- unprogressively
- nonprogressively
- pseudoprogressive
- antiprogressivism
- non-progressive
- brogressive
- fauxgressive
- proggie
- technoprogressive
- atheroprogressive
- hyperprogressive
- neoprogressive
- neuroprogressive