Where does “plagium” come from?

plagium (English) comes from Latin plagium, from Ancient Greek πλάγιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

plagium (English): kidnapping, especially of a child

Definitions

  1. kidnapping, especially of a child

Ancestry of “plagium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplagiummanstealing, kidnapping, the selling of freemen...
2Ancient Greekπλάγιοςplaced sideways, slanting, aslant
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek πλάγιος →