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Where does “academicist” come from?

academicist (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...

academicist (English): Relating to academicism

Definitions

  1. Relating to academicism

Ancestry of “academicist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacademicBelonging to the school or philosophy of Plato;...
2Frenchacadémiqueacademic
3Latinacadēmicus—
4Ancient Greekἀκαδημικόςrelating to the Academy, Academic
5Ancient GreekἈκαδημίαthe location where Plato taught
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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