'academize' originates from the word 'academy,' which comes from the Greek 'Akadēmia,' the name of the garden where Plato taught.

'Akadēmia' transformed into the Latin 'academia,' and eventually became the modern English word 'academy,' from which 'academize' is derived.

Initially, it referred to the place of learning, but over time it evolved into a verb meaning to make something academic.