English
professionist
From profession + -ist.
Formed from profession + -ist
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine, glow light’
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Latin professiōnem
Old French profession
Anglo-Norman professioun
Middle English professioun
English profession
Today it means
noun A professional; one who follows a profession.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “professionist”. 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.
Etymograph / professionist