Where does “academical” come from?
Academical derives from English academic, which comes from Ancient Greek ἀκαδημικός, an adjective formed from Ἀκαδημία, the name of Plato's school in Athens, with the adjectival suffix from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
academical (English): Belonging to the school of Plato; believing in...
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- Belonging to the school of Plato; believing in...
Ancestry of “academical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 2 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 3 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 4 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 5 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 6 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 7 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 8 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |