quasi-academic

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1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷís
3. Proto-Italic*kʷis
4. Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
5. Proto-Indo-European*kʷos
6. Proto-Italic*kʷoi
7. Latinquam
8. Proto-Indo-European*só
9. Proto-Italic*sei
10. Latinsī
11. Latinquasī̆
12. Englishquasi-
13. Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
14. Ancient GreekἈκαδημία (Akadēmía)
15. Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
16. Ancient GreekἈκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)
17. Ancient Greekἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós)
18. Medieval Latinacadēmicus
19. Latinacadēmicu
20. Frenchacadémique
21. Englishacademic
22. English todayquasi-academic

From quasi- + academic.