Latin

profiteor

‘to declare publicly, own (up to) or confess openly, acknowledge, avow, profess’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin profiteor.

2 English words in this record descend from Latin profiteor, most familiar first.

• professor ← proffessur
• profession ← professioun ← professioun ← professiōnem

Etymograph / Latin profiteor