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Where does “academicismo” come from?

academicismo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese académico, 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...

academicismo (Portuguese): Alternative form of academismo

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of academismo

Ancestry of “academicismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseacadémicoacademic
2Medieval Latinacademicusacademic; of or pertaining to the Greek academy...
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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