Where does “taideakatemia” come from?
taideakatemia (Finnish) comes from Finnish taide, from Finnish taitaa, from Proto-Finnic taitadak, from Proto-Finnic taje-.
taideakatemia (Finnish): academy of arts, art school
Definitions
- academy of arts, art school
Ancestry of “taideakatemia”, step by step
taideakatemia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish taide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taide | art |
| 2 | Finnish | taitaa | to know, master, command, have a command of, have... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | taitadak | to know |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | taje- | — |
via Finnish akatemia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | akatemia | An academy; An academy, as any high-quality place... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἀκᾰδημῐ́ᾱ | The Academy, an Athenian gymnasium where Plato taught |