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Where does “profile” come from?

Profile comes from French profil, from Italian profilo, derived from Italian profilare, combining Italian pro- and Latin pro, from Proto-Indo-European pro- and bʰuH-.

profile (English): The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object;...

Definitions

  1. The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object;...

Ancestry of “profile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprofilprofile
2Italianprofiloprofile; first-person singular present indicative...
3Italianprofilareto outline; to edge; to shape
4Italianfilareto spin; to draw; to pay out
5Italianfilothread; yarn; string
6Latinphylumphylum
7Ancient Greekφῦλονa set of people or other beings; sex; nation,...
8Ancient GreekφύωTo bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;...
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuHyétito be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
12Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “profile”

  • profiler
  • profilometry
  • profilometer
  • immunoprofile
  • profilometric
  • profilist
  • reprofile
  • profilee
  • semi-profile
  • thermoprofile
  • geoprofile
  • glycoprofile
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