LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

professiō

professiō f (genitive professiōnis)

Meaning

  1. declaration, avowal, profession (act of professing)
  2. occupation, profession (professional employment)

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprofessiōprofessiōnēs
genitiveprofessiōnisprofessiōnum
dativeprofessiōnīprofessiōnibus
accusativeprofessiōnemprofessiōnēs
ablativeprofessiōneprofessiōnibus
vocativeprofessiōprofessiōnēs

prŏfessĭo, ōnis, f. profiteor,
I. a public acknowledgment, declaration, expression, profession, promise (mostly post-Aug.).
I. In gen.: professio bonae voluntatis, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 8, 2: Canidius timidius decessit, quam professioni ejus congruebat, Vell. 2, 87, 3: memores professionis, of our promise (of brevity), id. 2, 89, 6: aperta, Plin. 27, 3, 2, § 9: suae opinionis, expression, Gell. 7, 3, 24: summa stultitiae, id. 7, 3, 24: flagitii, Tac. A. 2, 85: pietatis, id. Agr. 3.—
B. Transf., a sign, token (post-class.): vitiorum, Pall. 3, 9.—
II. In partic., a public declaration or specification of one's person, name, property, business, etc. (class.): IS. APVD. QVEM. EA. PROFESSIO FIET, etc., Tab. Her. in Haubold, Mon. Leg. p. 101 sq.; Liv. 35, 7: tu vero confice professionem, si potes. Etsi haec pecunia ex eo genere est, ut professione non egeat, Cic. Fam. 16, 23, 1: post professionem de fideicommisso factam, Dig. 49, 14, 2; Tert. Apol. 42; Vulg. Act. 5, 37.—
B. Transf.
1. A public register of persons or property thus given in (class.): in Leontino jugerum subscriptio ac professio non est plus triginta millium, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 47, § 113.—
2. A business or profession which one publicly avows (class.): professio bene dicendi, Cic. de Or. 1, 6, 21: grammaticae, Suet. Gram. 8: sapientiae, Plin. 7, 30, 31, § 112: magicae artis, Curt. 7, 4, 8: professionem honestarum artium malis corruperant moribus, id. 8, 5, 7: ista salutaris, the art of healing, medicine, Cels. praef.: ultimae professionis homines, i. e. vilissimi artificii, Lampr. Elag. 20; Dig 2, 13, 9.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  6. Proto-Italic*pro-
  7. Latinprofessiō

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Italic *fatēōr Latin fateor Latin profiteor Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin professiō From profiteor + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanprofessió
  • Italianprofessione
  • Occitanprofession
  • Frenchprofessionfrom Old French profession
  • Romanianprofesiunefrom Old French profession
  • GermanProfessionfrom Old French profession
  • Englishprofessionfrom Old French profession
  • Portugueseprofissão
  • Spanishprofesión
  • Asturianprofesión

Quick answers

What does professiō mean in Latin?
professiō, a noun, means “declaration, avowal, profession (act of professing); occupation, profession (professional employment)”.
What is the genitive of professiō?
The genitive singular is professiōnis. professiō is feminine, third declension.
Where does professiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *pró → Proto-Indo-European *pro- → Proto-Italic *pro- → Latin professiō.