profession的词源

英文词源

profession (n.)

c. 1200, "vows taken upon entering a religious order," from Old French profession (12c.), from Latin professionem (nominative professio) "public declaration," from past participle stem of profiteri "declare openly" (see profess). Meaning "any solemn declaration" is from mid-14c. Meaning "occupation one professes to be skilled in" is from early 15c.; meaning "body of persons engaged in some occupation" is from 1610; as a euphemism for "prostitution" (compare oldest profession) it is recorded from 1888.

中文词源

profession：职业；表白 

-fe-说 → -fess-表白 词根词缀： pro-前,公开 + -fess-表白 + -ion名词词尾 → 在众人面前表白(展示)技能

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：profession 词源，profession 含义。

profession：宣称，信奉，行业，职业

来自profess,宣称，信奉，-ion,名词后缀。引申词义职业，行业，即内心的召唤。词义演变比较vocation,voice.