Etymology

nonacademic

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Today it means: Not academic; not related to academia. Full definition →

English academic ← French académique ← Latin acadēmicu
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
  15. Ancient GreekἈκαδημία (Akadēmía)
  16. Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
  17. Ancient GreekἈκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)
  18. Ancient Greekἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós)
  19. Medieval Latinacadēmicus
  20. Latinacadēmicu
  21. Frenchacadémique
  22. Englishacademic
  23. English todaynonacademic

From non- + academic.

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