Etymology

interacademic

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Today it means: Between academic institutions. Full definition →

English academic ← French académique ← Latin acadēmicu
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  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 todayinteracademic

From inter- + academic.

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