Etymology

professorship

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Today it means: The office of a professor. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English professor
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  1. Englishprofessor
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. English todayprofessorship

From professor + -ship.

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