Where does “Academia” come from?
Academia (Tagalog) comes from Spanish academia, from Russian академия, from French académie, from Latin acadēmīa, 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...
Ancestry of “Academia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | academia | academy |
| 2 | Russian | академия | academy; college |
| 3 | French | académie | academy |
| 4 | Latin | acadēmīa | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀκαδημία | the location where Plato taught |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |