English → Latin
“progress” in Latin
prōgrediorto come, go, or march forth, forward or on; advance, proceed; to make progress, advance, develop, proceed, go on; advancprōgressiōprogression; arithmetic progression; advancement, progress, growth, increaseprōcēdōto proceed, advance; to show oneself, appear, become visible; to go towards, go to meet
The English word progress itself goes back to Latin gradior, through prōgressus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
progress s.
progressus, progressio (PROP. and figuratively): processus (figuratively). To make progress in anything, procedere, progredi. (The words are found in this connection and order.) procedere et progredi, proficere in re; progressus (☞ in the best age never profectum) facere in re: to make but little progress in a thing, parum proficere in re: to make great progress in a thing, multum proficere in re: he made such extraordinary progress, that, etc., tantos processus efficiebat, ut, etc. (Vid: Cic., Brut., 78, 272): I am satisfied with my progress, me, quantum profecerim, non poenitet.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for progress?
- The usual Latin words for “progress” are prōgredior, prōgressiō, prōcēdō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.