English Explanatory Dictionary

Akademeia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A grove near Athens (named after the Athenian hero Akademos), where Plato founded his original Akademia in 385 B.C.

Word forms

Akademeia

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ἀκάδημος (Akádēmos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -εια (-eia) Ancient Greek Ἀκᾰδήμειᾰ (Akădḗmeiă)der. English Akademeia From Ancient Greek Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia). Doublet of academe, academia, and academy; see there for more.

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