English
interacademic
Interacademic comes from French académique ‘academic’, 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 BCEἈκάδημος
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἈκαδήμεια‘The Academy’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀκαδημικός‘relating to the Academy, Academic’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacadēmicus‘academic’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentacadémique‘academic’
- English1500–presentacademic
- Englishtodayinteracademic
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 BCEἈκάδημος
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἈκαδήμεια‘The Academy’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀκαδημικός‘relating to the Academy, Academic’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacadēmicus‘academic’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentacadémique‘academic’
- English1500–presentacademic
- Englishtodayinteracademic
A compound of inter- + academic
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’
Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’
Latin inter ‘between’
English inter-
Ancient Greek Ἀκάδημος ‘Akademos (hero)’
Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία ‘the Academy’
Ancient Greek ἀκαδημικός ‘relating to the Academy’
Medieval Latin acadēmicus ‘academic’
English academic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- ‘to share, divide’
through Ancient Greek δῆμος ‘country’
democratic, democracy, democrat, pandemic, demos, endemic, demography, demiurge, demotic, 27 more
Today it means
adj Between academic institutions.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- / interacademic