pseudoacademic

The story

1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
3. Middle Englishpseudo-
4. Englishpseudo-
5. Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
6. Ancient GreekἈκαδημία (Akadēmía)
7. Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
8. Ancient GreekἈκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)
9. Ancient Greekἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós)
10. Medieval Latinacadēmicus
11. Latinacadēmicu
12. Frenchacadémique
13. Englishacademic
14. English todaypseudoacademic

From pseudo- + academic.