'auditorship' originates from English, specifically formed from the noun 'auditor' plus the suffix '-ship', where 'auditor' ultimately comes from Latin 'auditor' (meaning 'hearer') and the suffix '-ship' denotes 'office, state, or condition'.

'auditor' came into English from Latin 'auditor' (via Medieval/Old French and Middle English forms meaning 'hearer' or 'one who listens') and later the English suffix '-ship' was added to create 'auditorship' to indicate the office or condition associated with an auditor.

Initially 'auditor' meant 'one who hears' (a hearer), but over time it came to mean 'a person who examines accounts'; 'auditorship' therefore evolved to mean 'the office, tenure, or duties of an auditor'.