Where does “Plagiat” come from?
Plagiat (German) comes from French plagiat, from Latin plagiārius, from Latin plagium, from Ancient Greek πλάγιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Plagiat (German): plagiarism
Definitions
- plagiarism
Ancestry of “Plagiat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | plagiat | plagiarism |
| 2 | Latin | plagiārius | torturer, oppressor, plunderer |
| 3 | Latin | plagium | manstealing, kidnapping, the selling of freemen... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλάγιος | placed sideways, slanting, aslant |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |