proficiency etymology

Etymology:

• From Middle English proficiencie, proficience (15th century), from Latin proficientia ("progress, success"), from proficiens ("making progress") or proficentis, present participle of proficere ("to make progress, advance").

Meaning:

• A high level of skill or expertise in a particular area or subject.
• The degree of advancement or progress made.

Origin:

The ultimate origin of the word "proficiency" can be traced back to the Proto-Indo-European root prek-, meaning "to ask, to ask for." This root is also the origin of the Latin word *precari ("to pray, to ask"), from which the English word "precarious" is derived. The idea of "asking" or "requesting" evolved into the Latin verb proficere, which means "to make progress" or "to advance." From proficere comes the noun proficientia, which refers to the state of having made progress or achieved a high level of skill.

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