progress
English
/ˈpɹəʊɡɹɛs/, /ˈpɹɑɡɹɛs/, /pɹəˈɡɹɛs/
noun
Definitions
- Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time.
- Specifically, advancement to a higher or more developed state; development, growth.
- An official journey made by a monarch or other high personage; a state journey, a circuit.
- (now) A journey forward; travel.
- Movement onwards or forwards or towards a specific objective or direction; advance.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English progresse derived from Old French progres (a going forward) derived from Latin prōgressus (an advance), gradior (walk, step, go, I walk, advance, I step).
Origin
Latin
gradior
Gloss
walk, step, go, I walk, advance, I step
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
歩
Emoji
🚶 🚶 🚶♀️ 🚶♂️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiprogress English
- nonprogress English
- nonprogressor English
- progresseth English
- progressible English
- progressist English
- progressless English
- progresslessness English
- progressophobe English
- progressor English
- aggredior Latin
- antegredior Latin
- circumgredior Latin
- congredior Latin
- degredior Latin
- digredior Latin
- egredior Latin
- gradior Latin
- gressus Latin
- ingredior Latin
- progredior Latin
- prōgressus Latin
- regredior Latin
- transgredior Latin
- progresso Italian
- progrès French
- грядущее Russian
- грясти Russian
- *gʰredʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- progresso Portuguese
- progresse Middle English
- gradace Czech
- progres Old French
- progrés Catalan, Valencian
- progress Latvian
- грѧсти Old East Slavic