Akademia
/ˌæk.əˈdiː.mi.ə/noun
A place or institution of learning, especially a school, society, or scholarly community.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from Akadēmeia, the grove and gymnasium outside Athens linked to the hero Akademos, where Plato taught and philosophy became a kind of intellectual ritual.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)
“The grove and gymnasium outside Athens associated with Akademos, later Plato’s teaching place”
Late Latin
Latin
academia
“A school or philosophical institution”
Old French
Old French
academie
“A learned society or school”
16th Century
English
academy
“A place of higher learning or an association of scholars”
Modern English
English
academy
“An institution for specialized study or training”
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