gress

movement

Spelled gress · gradi 'to step, walk'

Latin gradi meant step: progression steps forward, regress steps back, and digress steps away from the path.

Words built from it

congress — a formal meeting or legislative body
con- (together) + gress (movement)
aggression — hostile behavior directed at another
ag- (toward) + gress (movement)
progression — a gradual movement forward
pro- (forward) + gress (movement)
regress — to move backward to an earlier state
re- (back) + gress (movement)
digress — to move away from the main topic
di- (away) + gress (movement)
transgress — to go beyond a limit; to sin
trans- (across) + gress (movement)