Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: The word `` Accountant '' is derived from the French word , which took its origin from the Latin word . The word was formerly written in English as `` Accomptant '' , but in process of time the word , which was always pronounced by dropping the `` p '' , became gradually changed both in pronunciation and in orthography to its present form .
Simplified: The English word accountant comes from the word accomptant .