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Where does “academicus” come from?

academicus (Medieval Latin) comes 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...

academicus (Medieval Latin): academic; of or pertaining to the Greek academy...

Definitions

  1. academic; of or pertaining to the Greek academy...

Ancestry of “academicus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “academicus”

  • academic
  • academically
  • academical
  • nonacademic
  • academician
  • academicism
  • unacademic
  • academism
  • Academicism
  • academicization
  • academicals
  • antiacademic
  • academicist
  • academicize
  • nonacademically
  • unacademically
  • unacademical
  • subacademic
  • academicise
  • academicalism
  • non-academic
  • academicking
  • academicianship
  • academicked
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