Gression
/ˈɡrɛʃən/noun
The act or process of going, walking, or moving; an archaic or rare term.
Did you know?Gression comes from the same Latin stepping-root found in congress, whose later English meaning developed from “coming together” into a formal meeting and, in older usage, sexual intercourse.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ǵʰredʰ-
“To walk, go, or step; a reconstructed Indo-European root.”
Classical Latin
Latin
gradīor
“I walk, step, or advance.”
Classical Latin
Latin
gressus
“A step, course, movement, or act of going; the past participial form related to gradīor.”
Medieval Latin
Latin
gressio
“A going, walking, or movement; a noun formed from the same stepping-root.”
15th Century
English
gression
“The act of going or moving; an uncommon learned English noun.”
Modern English
English
gression
“A rare or archaic word for movement, progression, or the act of going.”
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