Where does “akademimedlem” come from?
akademimedlem (Swedish) comes from Swedish medlem, from Swedish med, from Old English mæþ, from Old Norse með, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
akademimedlem (Swedish): academician
Definitions
- academician
Ancestry of “akademimedlem”, step by step
akademimedlem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish medlem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | medlem | a member |
| 2 | Swedish | med | also, as well, too; with, together with, in the... |
| 3 | Old English | mæþ | measure, degree, proportion; measure or extent of... |
| 4 | Old Norse | með | with, along with |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
via Swedish akademi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | akademi | academy |
| 2 | French | académie | academy |
| 3 | Latin | acadēmīa | academy, academe |
| 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... |