LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

prōgressus

prōgressus m (genitive prōgressūs)

Meaning

  1. advance, progress

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōgressusprōgressūs
genitiveprōgressūsprōgressuum
dativeprōgressuīprōgressibus
accusativeprōgressumprōgressūs
ablativeprōgressūprōgressibus
vocativeprōgressusprōgressūs

prōgressus, a, um, Part. and
I. P.a., from progredior.
prōgressus, ūs, m. progredior,
I. a going forward, advance, progress (class.).
I. Lit.: (Antonium) Brutus progressu arcuit, Cic. Phil. 11, 2, 4.—Of the planets: progressus et regressus constantes, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 51: progressum praecipitem, inconstantem reditum videt, id. Att. 2, 21, 3. —*
B. Transf., concr., a jetty, pier, mole, Vitr. 5, 12, 2.—
II. Trop.
A. Advancement, progress, growth, increase, etc.: aetatis, Cic. Phil. 5, 17, 47: primo progressu, at the first outset, i. e. at the very commencement, id. Ac. 2, 28, 92: in studiis progressus facere, id. Tusc. 4, 19, 44; cf.: progressus habere in Stoicis, id. N. D. 1, 6, 15: tantum progressum facere, Nep. Cat. 3, 2.—
B. In partic., course, progress, of events: homo causas rerum videt, earumque progressus et quasi antecessiones non ignorat, Cic. Off. 1, 4, 11.

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. Latinprōgressus

Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin prōgredior Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin prōgressus From prōgredior + -tus (forming action nouns).

Descendants
  • Catalanprogrés
  • Englishprogress
  • Frenchprogrès
  • Italianprogresso
  • Occitanprogrès
  • Portugueseprogresso
  • Romanianprogres
  • Spanishprogreso
  • Galicianprogreso
  • Kazakhпрогрессfrom Russian прогре́сс

Quick answers

What does prōgressus mean in Latin?
prōgressus, a noun, means “advance, progress”.
What is the genitive of prōgressus?
The genitive singular is prōgressūs. prōgressus is masculine, fourth declension.
Where does prōgressus 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 prōgressus.