prŏfĭcisco

proficīsco, ere, s. proficiscor a. E. ⇒.

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proficīsco, Plaut. mil. 1329: proficisceret, Turpil. com. 81.

prŏfĭciscor, fectus, 3, 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).

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.—

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.—

Trop.

In gen., to go, come, proceed:

nunc proficiscemur ad reliqua,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 5, § 10.—

In partic.

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.—

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.