Where does “acadēmīa” come from?

acadēmīa (Latin) comes 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...

acadēmīa (Latin): academy, academe

Definitions

  1. academy, academe

Ancestry of “acadēmīa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “acadēmīa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία →