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akademeia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
akade-meia
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ἀκάδημος (Akádēmos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ἀκαδήμεια

Questions

What does akademeia mean?
A grove near Athens (named after the Athenian hero Akademos), where Plato founded his original Akademia in 385 B.C.
Where does akademeia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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