proficiscens

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Latin

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Etymology

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Present participle of proficīscor.

Participle

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prŏficīscēns (genitive prŏficīscentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. departing, leaving

Declension

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Third-declension participle.

1When used purely as an adjective.

References

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  • proficiscens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to accompany any one when starting; to see a person off: aliquem proficiscentem prosequi
    • to wish any one a prosperous journey: aliquem proficiscentem votis ominibusque prosequi (vid. sect. VI. 11, note Prosequi...)