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Latin
Etymology
Present participle of proficīscor.
Participle
prŏficīscēns (genitive prŏficīscentis); third-declension one-termination participle
- departing, leaving
Declension
Third-declension participle.
1When used purely as an adjective.
References
- proficiscens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, 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...)