Where does “plagians” come from?

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

plagians (Latin): kidnapping

Definitions

  1. kidnapping

Ancestry of “plagians”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplagioto steal (a person), kidnap
2Latinplagiummanstealing, kidnapping, the selling of freemen...
3Ancient Greekπλάγιοςplaced sideways, slanting, aslant
4Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek πλάγιος
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