Aug 30, 2011 17:17
profane
late Middle English (in the sense heathen):
from Old French prophane,
from Latin profanus outside the temple, not sacred,
from pro- (from Latin pro before) + fanum temple.
Тот, кто до храма (снаружи храма), короче говоря.
profession
Middle English (denoting the vow made on entering a religious order):
via Old French from Latin professio(n-),
from profiteri declare publicly,
from pro- before + fateri confess.
[...] from the notion of an occupation that one „professes“ to be skilled in.
А здесь уже признание, исповедание, вступление в религиозный орден.