English
congression
Congression comes from Latin congressiō ‘interview, meeting, congress’, from congredior ‘to go, come or meet with someone, approach’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰredʰ-1reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgradior1‘step, walk’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcongredior2‘to go, come or meet with someone, approach’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcongressiō3as congressiōnem‘interview, meeting, congress’
- Englishtodaycongression3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin congredior
- 2 Wiktionary, Latin congressio
- 3 Wiktionary, English congression
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰredʰ-Wiktionary, Latin congrediorreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgradiorWiktionary, Latin congredior‘step, walk’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcongrediorWiktionary, Latin congressio‘to go, come or meet with someone, approach’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcongressiōWiktionary, English congressionas congressiōnem‘interview, meeting, congress’
- EnglishtodaycongressionWiktionary, English congression
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-
degree, graduate, progressive, progression, retrograde, gradation, gree, digression, 24 more
through Latin gradior ‘step, walk’
progress, ingredient, gradient, aggression, aggressor, digress, regress, 25 more
Today it means
noun The act of coming together; congress.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “congression”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin congredior, Latin congressio. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ- / congression