Where does “plagio” come from?
plagio (Italian) comes from Latin plagium, from Ancient Greek πλάγιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
plagio (Italian): plagiarism; plagiarized work; subjugation
Definitions
- plagiarism; plagiarized work; subjugation
Ancestry of “plagio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | plagium | manstealing, kidnapping, the selling of freemen... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πλάγιος | placed sideways, slanting, aslant |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |