English
progressist
From progress + -ist.
Formed from progress + -ist
Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ- ‘to walk, go’
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Latin prōgredior ‘to go forth, advance’
Latin prōgressus ‘an advance’
Old French progres ‘a going forward’
Middle English progresse
English progress
Today it means
noun Synonym of progressionist (“one who makes or supports progress”).
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “progressist”. 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.
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