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English word professor comes from Latin fateor (I acknowledge, own.. I confess, admit.. I show, indicate.)
fateor (Latin)
I acknowledge, own.. I confess, admit.. I show, indicate.
profiteor (Latin)
I declare publicly, own (up to) or confess openly, acknowledge, avow, profess.. I make a public statement or a return of.. I make a show of, show, display.. I offer freely, promise.. I profess, claim; I declare myself (as), practice (as).
professor (Latin)
Teacher, professor.
proffessur (Old French)
(Anglo-Norman) one who professes.
professor (English)
(US, slang) A pianist in a saloon, brothel, etc.. (archaic) One who professes (a professor of Judaism, a professor of Christianity, a professor of Mahometanism (Islam)).. A higher ranking for a teacher or faculty member at a college or university. Abbreviated Prof.. A teacher or faculty member at a college or university.. An honorific title for a higher-ranking teacher. (Capitalised). The [...]