Where does “plagio” come from?

plagio (Latin) 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 (Latin): to steal (a person), kidnap

Definitions

  1. to steal (a person), kidnap

Ancestry of “plagio”, 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

Words derived from “plagio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek πλάγιος →