Etymology

academented

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Today it means: Representing wrong or harmful views or beliefs that are generally accepted in academia. Full definition →

English demented ← Vulgar Latin dēmentō ← Latin dēmēns
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  1. Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
  2. Ancient GreekἈκαδημία (Akadēmía)
  3. Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
  4. Ancient GreekἈκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)
  5. Ancient Greekἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós)
  6. Medieval Latinacadēmicus
  7. Latinacadēmicu
  8. Frenchacadémique
  9. Englishacademic
  10. Proto-Indo-European*de
  11. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  12. Proto-Italic*dē
  13. Latindē
  14. Latindē-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*méntis
  17. Proto-Italic*mentis
  18. Latinmēns
  19. Latindēmēns
  20. Vulgar Latindēmentō
  21. Englishdement
  22. Englishdemented
  23. English todayacademented

Blend of academic + demented.

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