English → Latin
“proficient” in Latin
The English word proficient itself goes back to Latin prōficiō, through proficiens.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
proficient
eruditus: doctus: doctrina instructus or eruditus: a great proficient, vir perfecta eruditione; vir perfecte planeque eruditus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for proficient?
- The usual Latin words for “proficient” are ērudiō, doceō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.