Talk:expertus

Experior is a passive form with active meaning, i.e. experior meaning "I test" or "I experience" Why then is "expertus" (or I guess more complete "expertus sum") supposed to mean "having BEEN tested" or "having BEEN experienced", but not rather "having experienced" or "having tested". Thus, is an "Expert" really someone who has been tested him/herelf, or is not an expert rather someone who has tested himself or someone who has been testing (an issue so long that he is now an expert)?? Just wondering, Armin Just

Experts don't necessarily have to test anything; they just have to learn. An expert is somebody who can be proven or demonstrated to have acquired that knowledge, I suppose. Equinox ◑ 19:36, 13 November 2015 (UTC)