verbthird conjugation, deponent
proficīscor
proficīscor (present infinitive proficīscī, perfect active profectus sum)
Classical[prɔ.fɪˈkiːs.kɔr]Ecclesiastical[pro.fiˈt͡ʃis.kor]
№ 835 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- deponentto set out, depart, leave
Ex Italiā profectus est.
He departed from Italy.Aureliā viā ad Galliam profectae sunt.
They left towards Gallia through the Via Aurelia.
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
iter incipiō; māne proficīscimur.proficīscor -ī profectus — in Mille Verba, ch. Via et Iter
iter incipiōproficīscor -ī — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 5
iter faciō, abeōproficīscor -ī — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 22
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Proficisci · Iter facere · Peregrinari
1. Proficisci (from facere, facessere,) denotes only the starting-point of a journey, as to set out, πορεύεσθαι; whereas iter facere and peregrinari, the duration, as to travel, ὁδοιπορεῖν. 2. Iter facere applies to an inland journey, as well as to travelling abroad; but peregrinari, ἐκδημεῖν, supposes that one travels beyond the bounds of one’s own country; in which case the peregrinatio lasts, even when the point of destination is arrived at, and the iter ended. (ii. 133. iv. 69.)
Conjugation conjugation 3 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | proficīscor | proficīscēbar | proficīscar | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | proficīsceris proficīscere | proficīscēbāris proficīscēbāre | proficīscēris proficīscēre | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | proficīscitur | proficīscēbātur | proficīscētur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | proficīscimur | proficīscēbāmur | proficīscēmur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | proficīsciminī | proficīscēbāminī | proficīscēminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | proficīscuntur | proficīscēbantur | proficīscentur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | proficīscar | proficīscerer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | proficīscāris proficīscāre | proficīscerēris proficīscerēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | proficīscātur | proficīscerētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | proficīscāmur | proficīscerēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | proficīscāminī | proficīscerēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | proficīscantur | proficīscerentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | proficīscere | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | proficīsciminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | proficīscitor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | proficīscitor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | proficīscuntor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | proficīscī | — |
| perfect infinitive | profectum esse | — |
| future infinitive | profectūrum esse | — |
| present participle | proficīscēns | — |
| perfect participle | profectus profecta, profectā, profectae, profectam, profectārum, profectās, profecte, profectī, profectīs, profectō, profectōrum, profectōs | — |
| future participle | profectūrus prŏfectūra, prŏfectūrā, prŏfectūrae, prŏfectūram, prŏfectūrārum, prŏfectūrās, prŏfectūre, prŏfectūrī, prŏfectūrīs, prŏfectūrō, prŏfectūrōrum, prŏfectūrōs, prŏfectūrum | proficīscendus proficīscundus, prŏficīscenda, prŏficīscendā, prŏficīscendae, prŏficīscendam, prŏficīscendārum, prŏficīscendās, prŏficīscende, prŏficīscendīs, prŏficīscendōrum, prŏficīscendōs |
gerundproficīscendī, proficīscendō, proficīscendumsupineprofectum, profectū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- peregre proficisci
- to go abroad.
- ad Romam proficisci
- to set out for Rome.
- Appia via proficisci
- to set out by the Appian road.
- in Sequanos proficisci
- to invade the territory of the Sequani.
- Romam versus proficisci
- to advance in the direction of Rome.
- ab aliqua re proficisci
- to originate in, arise from.
- a definitione proficisci
- to start from a definition.
- a certa ratione proficisci
- to be based on a sound principle.
11 more phrases
- properat, maturat proficisci
- he starts in all haste, precipitately.
- ab exiguis initiis proficisci
- to start from small beginnings.
- a falsis principiis proficisci
- to start from false premises.
- aliquem proficiscentem prosequi
- to accompany any one when starting; to see a person off.
- pro consule in Ciliciam proficisci
- to go to Cilicia as pro-consul.
- e disciplina alicuius profectum esse
- to be brought up in some one's school.
- in exsilium ire, pergere, proficisci
- to go into exile.
- in provinciam proficisci (Liv. 38. 35)
- to set out for one's province.
- proficisci ad bellum, in expeditionem (Sall. Iug. 103)
- to go to war, commence a campaign.
- qui sunt a Platone or a Platonis disciplina; qui profecti sunt a Platone; Platonici
- disciples of Plato, Platonists.
- aliquem proficiscentem votis ominibusque prosequi (vid. sect. VI. 11, note Prosequi...)
- to wish any one a prosperous journey.
prŏfĭciscor, fectus, 3,
I. v. dep. n. [profacio, facesso, faciscor; orig., to make, i. e. put one's self forward; hence], to set out, start, go, march, travel, depart, etc. (class.; cf. progredior).
I. Lit.:
proficisci ad dormiendum, to go to sleep, Cic. Div. 2, 58, 119: ad somnum, id. ib. 1, 30, 62: ad sedes inquirendas, Just. 3, 4, 10: pabulatum frumentatumque, Hirt. B. G. 8, 10: subsidio alicui, Nep. Iph. 2, 5: ad bellum, Caes. B. G. 6, 29; Liv. 4, 45 sq.; Nep. Alc. 4, 1: ad eam domum, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 27, § 69: Puteolos, id. Ac. 2, 31: in Illyricum, Caes. B. G. 3, 7: in pugnam, id. B. C. 3, 99: in bellum, Just. 2, 11, 9; Gell. 17, 9, 8: in expeditionem, Sall. J. 103, 4: in Volscos, Liv. 2, 30; 2, 62; Just. 1, 6, 10: in exercitum, Plaut. Am. 5, 2, 7: hinc in pistrinum rectā viā, Ter. And. 3, 4, 21: contra quosdam barbaros, Nep Eum 3, 5: Cyprum, Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 16: Corinthum, id. Hec. 1, 2, 11: domum, id. Phorm. 5, 6, 20: Genabum, Caes. B. G. 7, 1: Romam, Sall. C. 34, 1: domos, Liv. 2, 14: Circeios, id. 2, 39: jussit proficisci exilium quovis gentium, Att. ap. Non. 185, 6 (Trag. Rel. v 599 Rib.): Jovinus eadem loca profectus, Amm 27, 8, 2.—With supine: porro proficiscor quaesitum, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 98.—Absol.: proficisci, to make a journey, Dig. 17, 2, 52: ab urbe, to set out, depart, Caes. B. G. 1, 7: ab Antio, Liv. 2, 33: ex castris, to break up, Caes. B. C. 1, 78: e castris, id. ib. 1, 12: domo, Sall. J. 79, 4; Liv. 2, 26; 2, 4: portu, id. 9, 26: regno, Just. 37, 3, 4: Athenis, Nep. Milt. 1, 5: de Formiano, Cic. Att. 2, 8, 2.—B. Transf., to be going or about to go, to intend to go to a place, to start (ante-class.):
potin' ut me ire, quo profectus sum, sinas? Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 2: tu profectus alio fueras, Ter Eun. 2, 2, 49: cum proficisceretur, Caes. B. G. 3, 1; Cic. Cat. 2, 7, 15; Hor. Ep. 1, 13, 1; 2, 2, 20.—II. Trop.
A. In gen., to go, come, proceed:
nunc proficiscemur ad reliqua, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 5, § 10.—B. In partic.
1. To set out, begin, commence:
ut inde oratio mea proficiscatur, unde, etc., Cic. Imp. Pomp. 2, 4: cum omnis haec quaestio ab eo proficiscatur, id. Fin. 5, 8, 23; a philosophiā profectus Xenophon scripsit historiam, id. de Or. 2, 14, 58: ei proficiscendum est ab omni mundo, id. Fin. 3, 22, 73.—2. To come forth, spring, arise, proceed, originate:
cum omnia officia a principiis naturae proficiscantur, ab iisdem necesse est proficisci ipsam sapientiam, Cic. Fin. 3, 7, 23; 1, 12, 42; 3, 6, 22: falsis initiis profecta, id. ib. 1, 21, 72: ex medicinā nihil oportet putare proficisci, nisi quod ad corporis utilitatem spectet, id. Inv. 1, 38, 68: quaecumque a me ornamenta ad te proficiscentur, shall pass from me to you, i. e. you shall receive from me, id. Fam. 2, 19, 2: omnia quae a me profecta sunt in te, tibi accidisse gratissime, all you have received from me, id. ib. 3, 1, 1: ut plura a parente proficisci non potuerint, Nep. Att. 9, 4: qui a Zenone profecti sunt, who have proceeded from him, his disciples, Cic. Div 1, 3, 5; cf.: omnes ab Aristotele profecti, id. ib. 1, 35, 61.—So, to express descent (poet.): Tyriā de gente profecti, Ov. M. 3, 35; Verg. A. 8, 51.—Act. collat. form prŏfĭcisco, ĕre, to set out, go, etc. (anteclass.): priusquam proficisco, Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 19; hortatur hominem, quam primum proficisceret, Turp. ap. Non. 471, 2.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
proficīscor fectus, ī, dep.
proficio, to set forward, set out, start, go, march, depart : fortasse tu profectus alio fueras, were going somewhere else , T.: cum in Italiam proficisceretur, was about to start , Cs.: Ut proficiscentem docui te, H.: ad dormiendum, go to sleep : subsidio Lacedaemoniis, N.: in pugnam, Cs.: in expeditionem, S.: contra quosdam barbaros, N.: domum, T.: Romam, S.: Circeios, L.: ab urbe, set out , Cs.: ex castris, break up , Cs.: de Formiano.—With supin. acc. : praedatum in agrum Campanum, L.—Fig., to go on, come, proceed : proficiscemur ad reliqua.— To set out, begin, commence, start : ut inde oratio mea proficiscatur, unde, etc.: a philosophiā profectus scripsit historiam.— To come forth, spring, arise, proceed, originate : cum omnia officia a principiis naturae proficiscantur: quaecumque a me ornamenta in te proficiscentur, i. e. you shall receive from me : ut plura a parente proficisci non potuerint, N.: qui a Zenone profecti sunt, Zeno's disciples : genus a Pallante profectum, V.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin -īscō Latin proficīscor From prōficiō (“to advance, to make headway”) + -īscō.