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Where does “ἀκαδημικός” come from?

ἀκαδημικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ἀκαδημικός (Ancient Greek): relating to the Academy, Academic

Definitions

  1. relating to the Academy, Academic

Ancestry of “ἀκαδημικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈκαδημίαthe location where Plato taught
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ἀκαδημικός”

  • academic
  • Academy
  • academy
  • academically
  • academical
  • nonacademic
  • academician
  • academicism
  • unacademic
  • academism
  • Academicism
  • academicization
  • academicals
  • antiacademic
  • Academism
  • academicist
  • academicize
  • nonacademically
  • unacademically
  • unacademical
  • subacademic
  • academist
  • academicise
  • academicalism
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