Where does “profíčka” come from?

profíčka (Slovak) comes from Hungarian profik, from Spanish profesional, from French professionnel, from French profession, from Latin professiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “profíčka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianprofiknominative plural of profi
2Spanishprofesionalprofessional
3Frenchprofessionnelprofessional
4Frenchprofessionprofession, public declaration; profession,...
5Latinprofessiōdeclaration, avowal, profession (act of professing)
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-