Where does “Blackademic” come from?
Blackademic (English) comes from English academic, from French académique, from Latin acadēmicus, from Ancient Greek ἀκαδημικός, 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...
Blackademic (English): A black academic
Definitions
- A black academic
Ancestry of “Blackademic”, step by step
Blackademic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English academic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | academic | Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato;... |
| 2 | French | académique | academic |
| 3 | Latin | acadēmicus | academic; of or pertaining to the Greek academy and Platonism, as opposed to Stoic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀκαδημικός | relating to the Academy, Academic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀκαδημία | the location where Plato taught |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via English Black
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Black | Alternative letter-case form of black |
| 2 | Old French | blanc | white |
| 3 | Late Latin | blancus | white |
| 4 | Frankish | blank | bright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *blank | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blankaz | bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bhleg- | to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch |