progredior

Progredior is a Latin deponent verb meaning to go forward, advance, or proceed. It can describe physical movement as well as progress in a plan, argument, or campaign. The verb is listed with the principal parts progredior, progredi, progressus sum, and it belongs to the third conjugation among deponent verbs. As a deponent, its forms resemble the passive voice in appearance but carry active meaning in translation; the present system uses passive endings with active sense.

Usage and construction: Progredior is typically used with directional expressions to indicate movement toward or into something, for example ad urbem progressus est “he advanced toward the city” or in castra progressus est “he moved into the camp.” The noun progressus, derived from the participle, means an advance or progress and can be used in phrases such as progressus civitatis (the advancement of the state). In philosophical or military contexts, the verb often conveys development, improvement, or making headway within a process or campaign.

Etymology and cognates: the word comes from the prefix pro- meaning forward, combined with a root related to stepping or going (gredor/grad-). It is etymologically connected to the English progress, which derives from Latin progressus through Romance languages.

See also: progredi, progressus, progressio; Latin deponent verbs; Latin verb conjugation.