English → Latin
“progressive” in Latin
prōcēdōto proceed, advance; to show oneself, appear, become visible; to go towards, go to meetprōgrediorto come, go, or march forth, forward or on; advance, proceed; to make progress, advance, develop, proceed, go on; advanc
The English word progressive itself goes back to Latin gradior, through prōgressīvus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
progressive
qui (quae, quod) progreditur, proceditur = gradual, Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for progressive?
- The usual Latin words for “progressive” are prōcēdō, prōgredior. 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.