progreso

See also: progresó

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish progreso (“progress”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈɡɾeso/ [pɾo.ˈɡɾe.so]
• Hyphenation: pro‧gre‧so

Noun

progreso

1. progress

Related terms

• progresivo

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /proˈɡreso/

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• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: pro‧gre‧so

Noun

progreso (accusative singular progreson, plural progresoj, accusative plural progresojn)

1. progress
   • 1922, Eŭgeno Lanti, For la neŭtralismon!‎^[1]:

     Kiam la aviadiloj konkeris la ĉielon, multaj naivuloj diris, ke tiu grava progreso forstrekos la landlimojn.

     When airplanes conquered the sky, many naive people said that this major progress would eliminate borders.

Further reading

• “progreso”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “progreso”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Galician

Alternative forms

• progresso (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *pér

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *pró

Proto-Indo-European *pro-

Proto-Italic *pro-

Latin prō-

Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der.

Latin gradior

Latin prōgredior

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Italic *-tus

Latin -tus

Latin prōgressuslbor.

Galician progreso

Learned borrowing from Latin prōgressus.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈɡɾɛso/ [pɾoˈɣ̞ɾɛ.s̺ʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /pɾoˈɡɾɛso/ [pɾoˈɣ̞ɾɛ.s̺ʊ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /pɾoˈħɾɛso/ [pɾoˈħɾɛ.s̺ʊ]

• Rhymes: -ɛso

Noun

progreso m (plural progresos)

1. progress, development, advancement

   Synonym: avance

   Antonym: regreso

Derived terms

• progresismo
• progresista
• progresividade
• progresivo

Further reading

• “progreso”, in DIGALEGO - Dicionario de Galego (in Galician), Ir Indo; Xunta de Galicia, 2013 [2004]
• “progreso”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto progreso, English progress, French progrès, German Progress, Italian progresso, Russian прогре́сс (progréss), Spanish progreso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /proˈɡre.so/

Noun

progreso (plural progresi)

1. progress

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈɡɾeso/ [pɾoˈɣ̞ɾe.so]
• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: pro‧gre‧so

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin prōgressus (“an advance”), from the participle stem of prōgredī (“to go forward, advance, develop”), from pro- (“forth, before”) +‎ gradi (“to walk, go”).

Noun

progreso m (plural progresos)

1. progress, headway, advancement

Derived terms

• indicador de progreso (“indicator of achievement”) (Education)

Related terms

• progresar
• progresión
• progresismo
• progresista
• progresividad
• progresivo

Etymology 2

Verb

progreso

1. first-person singular present indicative of progresar

Further reading

• “progreso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026