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Where does “professionnel” come from?

professionnel (French) comes from French profession, from Latin professiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

professionnel (French): professional

Definitions

  1. professional

Ancestry of “professionnel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprofessionprofession, public declaration; profession,...
2Latinprofessiō—
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “professionnel”

  • professionnalisme
  • interprofessionnel
  • professionnalisation
  • professionnaliser
  • uprofesjonell
  • halvprofesjonell
  • profesjonell
  • uprofesjonell
  • halvprofesjonell
  • profesjonell
  • profesyonel
  • profesyonellik
  • profesionalism
  • pwofesyonèl
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