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Where does “académico” come from?

académico (Portuguese) comes from Medieval Latin academicus, 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...

académico (Portuguese): academic

Definitions

  1. academic

Ancestry of “académico”, step by step

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

Words derived from “académico”

  • antiacadémico
  • academicismo
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