'accountantship' originates from 'accountant,' which comes from the Old French word 'acontant,' meaning 'to count or reckon.'

'acontant' transformed into the English word 'accountant,' and eventually became 'accountantship' to denote the role or position.

Initially, it meant 'to count or reckon,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'the position or role of an accountant.'