LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

prōgressiō

prōgressiō f (genitive prōgressiōnis)
Classical[proːˈɡrɛs.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[proˈɡrɛs.si.o]

Meaning

  1. progression
  2. arithmetic progression
    Progressio est numerorum secundum aequales excessus ab unitate vel binario sumptorum aggregatio ut universorum summa compendiose habeatur.An arithmetic progression is a grouping of numbers placed according to equal excess from one or two, such that the summary of them all is concisely contained.c. 1230, Johannes de Sacrobosco, “De Arte Numerandi”, in Rara Mathematica, page 18:
  3. advancement, progress, growth, increase

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōgressiōprōgressiōnēs
genitiveprōgressiōnisprōgressiōnum
dativeprōgressiōnīprōgressiōnibus
accusativeprōgressiōnemprōgressiōnēs
ablativeprōgressiōneprōgressiōnibus
vocativeprōgressiōprōgressiōnēs

prōgressĭo, ōnis, f. progredior,
I. a going forth or forward, progression; trop., advancement, progress, growth, increase (a favorite word with Cicero).
I. In gen.: omnium rerum principia parva sunt, sed suis progressionibus usa augentur, Cic. Fin. 5, 21, 58; cf. id. Ac. 1, 5, 20: progressionem, virtutem persequi, id. Fin. 4, 7, 17: progressio admirabilis ad omnem excellentiam, id. Tusc. 4, 1, 1: progressionem facere ad virtutem, id. Fin. 4, 24, 66: discendi, id. Off. 3, 3, 14.—
II. In partic., a figure of speech, a progression, climax, i. e. a progressive strengthening of expressions, Cic. de Or. 3, 54, 206; Quint. 9, 1, 33.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  6. Proto-Italic*pro-
  7. Latinprōgressiō

Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin prōgredior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin prōgressiō From prōgredior + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanprogressió
  • Englishprogression
  • Frenchprogressionfrom Middle French progression
  • Italianprogressione
  • Portugueseprogressão
  • Romanianprogresie
  • Romanianprogresiune
  • Spanishprogresión
  • Dutchprogressiefrom Middle French progression
  • Russianпрогрессия

In English words that came into English from prōgressiō

  • progressionprōgressiō

Quick answers

What does prōgressiō mean in Latin?
prōgressiō, a noun, means “progression; arithmetic progression; advancement, progress, growth, increase”.
What is the genitive of prōgressiō?
The genitive singular is prōgressiōnis. prōgressiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce prōgressiō?
In classical Latin, [proːˈɡrɛs.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈɡrɛs.si.o].
Where does prōgressiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *pró → Proto-Indo-European *pro- → Proto-Italic *pro- → Latin prōgressiō.