subacademic

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
2. Proto-Italic*supo
3. Latinsub
4. Latinsub-
5. Englishsub-
6. Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
7. Ancient GreekἈκαδημία (Akadēmía)
8. Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
9. Ancient GreekἈκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)
10. Ancient Greekἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós)
11. Medieval Latinacadēmicus
12. Latinacadēmicu
13. Frenchacadémique
14. Englishacademic
15. English todaysubacademic

From sub- + academic.