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
- manstealing, kidnapping, the selling of freemen...
Ancestry of “plagium”, step by step
plagium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek πλάγιος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πλάγιος | placed sideways, slanting, aslant |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
Words derived from “plagium”