Etymology

profectitious

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Today it means: Proceeding from, or as if from, a parent; derived, as from an ancestor. Full definition →

Latin prōfectitius
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  1. Latin · derived fromprōfectitius
  2. English todayprofectitious

From Latin prōfectitius, from prōficiscor (“set out, proceed”).

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