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Where does “plagium” come from?

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

plagium (Latin): manstealing, kidnapping, the selling of freemen...

Definitions

  1. manstealing, kidnapping, the selling of freemen...

Ancestry of “plagium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλάγιοςplaced sideways, slanting, aslant
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “plagium”

  • plagiarism
  • plagiarist
  • plagiarize
  • plagiary
  • plagiaristic
  • plagiarizer
  • antiplagiarism
  • plagium
  • cyberplagiarism
  • plagiarizable
  • plagiatus
  • plagiairus
  • plagiarius
  • plagio
  • plagiare
  • plagiaturus
  • plagiandus
  • plagians
  • plagiator
  • plagiar
  • plagiare
  • plagio
  • плагиатор
  • плагиат
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