Etymology

antiacademic

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Today it means: Opposing what is academic. Full definition →

English academic ← French académique ← Latin acadēmicu
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
  8. Ancient GreekἈκαδημία (Akadēmía)
  9. Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
  10. Ancient GreekἈκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)
  11. Ancient Greekἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós)
  12. Medieval Latinacadēmicus
  13. Latinacadēmicu
  14. Frenchacadémique
  15. Englishacademic
  16. English todayantiacademic

From anti- + academic.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.