progresar
/pɾoɡɾeˈsaɾ/ · B2 · verb
to progress
📈 pro- (forward) + gres (step) = to step forward, progress
Progresar comes from Latin progressus: pro (forward) + gradi (to step). Same root as English progress, so the sound is nearly identical. Each step forward is progreso. Stress falls on the last syllable: pro-gre-SAR.