English
academite
Academite comes from Classical Latin acadēmī̆a, from Ancient Greek δῆμος ‘country’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- ‘to share, divide’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₂-‘to share, divide’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déh₂mos‘part, division’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dā́mosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδῆμοςdêmos‘country’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἈκάδημοςAkádēmos
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἈκαδήμειαAkadḗmeia
- Classical Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacadēmī̆a
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Achademia
- English1500–presentacademy
- Englishtodayacademite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₂-‘to share, divide’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déh₂mos‘part, division’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dā́mosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδῆμοςdêmos‘country’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἈκάδημοςAkádēmos
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἈκαδήμειαAkadḗmeia
- Classical Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacadēmī̆a
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Achademia
- English1500–presentacademy
- Englishtodayacademite
A compound of academy + -ite
Ancient Greek Ἀκάδημος ‘Akademos (hero)’
Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία ‘the Academy’
Latin Acadēmia
Middle English Achademia
English academy
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- ‘to share, divide’
through Ancient Greek δῆμος ‘country’
democratic, democracy, democrat, pandemic, demos, endemic, demography, demotic, demiurge, 27 more
Today it means
noun A member of an academy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- / academite