professo

Meaning

Adj

1. professed (who has professed or taken vows in a religious order)
2. (figuratively) trained, skilled

Noun

professor (one who has professed or taken vows in a religious order)

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of professar

Concepts

professed

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɾoˈfɛ.su/

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pér
Proto-Indo-European *pró
Proto-Indo-European *pro-
Proto-Italic *pro-
Latin pro-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.
Proto-Italic *fatēōr
Latin fateor
Latin profiteor
Latin prŏfessuslbor.
Old Galician-Portuguese profeso
Portuguese professo
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese profeso, a learned borrowing from Latin prŏfessus, from profiteor, from pro- + fateor.