Where does “academic” come from?
academic (Romanian) comes from French académique, from Latin acadēmicus, 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...
academic (Romanian): academic
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Ancestry of “academic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | académique | academic |
| 2 | Latin | acadēmicus | academic; of or pertaining to the Greek academy and Platonism, as opposed to Stoic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀκαδημικός | relating to the Academy, Academic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀκαδημία | the location where Plato taught |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |