Where does “progresslessness” come from?
progresslessness (English) comes from English progressless, from English progress, from Middle English progresse, from Old French progres, from Latin prōgressus, from Latin prōgredior, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
progresslessness (English): Absence of progress
Definitions
- Absence of progress
Ancestry of “progresslessness”, step by step
progresslessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English progressless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | progressless | devoid of progress |
| 2 | English | progress | Movement or advancement through a series of... |
| 3 | Middle English | progresse | — |
| 4 | Old French | progres | a going forward |
| 5 | Latin | prōgressus | having advanced, proceeded |
| 6 | Latin | prōgredior | to come, go, or march forth, forward or on; advance, proceed |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |