Etymograph

English

profect

Profect comes from Latin profectus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprofectus1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1816profect1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English profect
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1816, The Edinburgh Review: “Henry of Surrey was never for singular profect (profit)…”.

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprofectusWiktionary, English profect
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1816profectWiktionary, English profect. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1816, The Edinburgh Review: “Henry of Surrey was never for singular profect (profit)…”

Linked words

through Latin profectus

profit, 1 more

Today it means

noun Profit.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “profect”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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