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- Latin · derived fromprōgressīvus
- Middle French · derived fromprogressif
- English todayprogressive
From the Middle French progressif, from the Latin prōgressīvus, from prōgredior (perfect participial stem: prōgress-) + -īvus. Displaced native Old English forþgenġe. By surface analysis, progress + -ive.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.