Academe
/ˈæk.ə.diːm/noun
A place of learning or the scholarly world.
Did you know?The word comes from the grove of Akademos outside ancient Athens, named for a hero in Greek legend, and later became the name of Plato’s school—so “academe” began as a real place before becoming an intellectual ideal.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greece
Greek
Ἀκάδημος (Akádēmos)
“A legendary hero associated with a grove near Athens”
Ancient Greece
Greek
Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)
“The grove of Akademos where Plato taught”
Late Latin
Latin
Academia
“Plato’s philosophical school; a place of learning”
Middle French
French
académie
“An academy or learned society”
16th Century
English
academe
“The world of scholarship or learning”
Modern English
English
academe
“The scholarly community or a place of learning”