protoacademic

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
4. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
5. Ancient Greekπρῶτος (prôtos)
6. Ancient Greekπρωτο- (prōto-)
7. Englishproto-
8. Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
9. Ancient GreekἈκαδημία (Akadēmía)
10. Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
11. Ancient GreekἈκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)
12. Ancient Greekἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós)
13. Medieval Latinacadēmicus
14. Latinacadēmicu
15. Frenchacadémique
16. Englishacademic
17. English todayprotoacademic

From proto- + academic.