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quackademic en · ADJ
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Middle Dutch quacsalven
Dutch quacksalverbor.
English quacksalverclip.
English quack
Ancient Greek Ἀκάδημος (Akádēmos)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)
Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Hellenic *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)
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 Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)
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Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)
Ancient Greek ἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós)der.
Medieval Latin acadēmicusder.
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Latin acadēmicusbor.
French académiqueder.
English academic
blend
English quackademic
Blend of quack + academic; see quackery.
Meanings
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(derogatory, informal, not-comparable) pseudoscientific but within the academic community
quackademic en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree
Middle Dutch quacsalven
Dutch quacksalverbor.
English quacksalverclip.
English quack
Ancient Greek Ἀκάδημος (Akádēmos)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)
Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Hellenic *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)
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 Ἀκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)
▲
Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)
Ancient Greek ἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós)der.
Medieval Latin acadēmicusder.
▲
Latin acadēmicusbor.
French académiqueder.
English academic
blend
English quackademic
Blend of quack + academic; see quackery.
Meanings
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(derogatory, informal) A quackish or pseudoscientific academic.
Forms