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Where does “deprofessionalize” come from?

deprofessionalize (English) comes from English professionalize, from English professional, from English profession, from Anglo-Norman professioun, from Old French profession, from Latin professiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

deprofessionalize (English): To make something non-professional; to reduce...

Definitions

  1. To make something non-professional; to reduce...

Ancestry of “deprofessionalize”, step by step

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