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Where does “akateemisuus” come from?

akateemisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish akateeminen, 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...

akateemisuus (Finnish): academic

Definitions

  1. academic

Ancestry of “akateemisuus”, step by step

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