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Where does “deprofessionalization” come from?

deprofessionalization (English) comes from English professionalization, from English professionalize, 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.

deprofessionalization (English): The act or process of deprofessionalizing

Definitions

  1. The act or process of deprofessionalizing

Ancestry of “deprofessionalization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprofessionalizationThe act or process of professionalizing, or...
2EnglishprofessionalizeTo make something professional; To advance an...
3EnglishprofessionalA person who belongs to a profession; A person...
4EnglishprofessionA declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion,...
5Anglo-Normanprofessioun—
6Old Frenchprofessionprofession; declaration
7Latinprofessiō—
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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