Where does “profsport” come from?
profsport (Dutch) comes from Dutch prof, from Dutch professional, from English professional, from English profession, from Anglo-Norman professioun, from Old French profession, from Latin professiō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
profsport (Dutch): professional sports
Definitions
- professional sports
Ancestry of “profsport”, step by step
profsport traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch prof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | prof | professor; doctor, physician; professional |
| 2 | Dutch | professional | a professional practicioner of a trade, métier.;... |
| 3 | English | professional | A person who belongs to a profession; A person... |
| 4 | English | profession | A declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion,... |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | professioun | — |
| 6 | Old French | profession | profession; declaration |
| 7 | Latin | professiō | declaration, avowal, profession (act of professing) |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Dutch sport
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sport | A sport; sports; rung, step on a ladder |
| 2 | English | sport | Any activity that uses physical exertion or... |
| 3 | Middle English | sport | — |
| 4 | Middle English | disport | — |
| 5 | Old French | desport | Alternative form of deport |
| 6 | Old French | deport | enjoyment; fun |
| 7 | Latin | deportō | to bring or convey |
| 8 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 9 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |