Where does “Academy” come from?

Academy comes from French académie, from Latin academia, from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία, the name of Plato's school of philosophy in Athens.

Academy (English): The school for advanced education founded by Plato; the garden where Plato taught

Definitions

  1. The school for advanced education founded by Plato; the garden where Plato taught

Ancestry of “Academy”, step by step

Academy traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French académie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchacadémieacademy
2Latinacadēmīaacademy, academe
3Ancient GreekἈκαδημίαthe location where Plato taught
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Middle French académie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchacadémie—

via Middle English Achademia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishAchademia—

Words derived from “Academy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία →