Where does “academy” come from?
Academy comes from French académie, from Latin academia, from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία, a place name for Plato's school of philosophy.
academy (English): The garden where Plato taught; Plato's...
Definitions
- The garden where Plato taught; Plato's...
Ancestry of “academy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | académie | academy |
| 2 | Latin | acadēmīa | academy, academe |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀκαδημία | the location where Plato taught |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
Words derived from “academy”