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Where does “plagius” come from?

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

Ancestry of “plagius”, 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 “plagius”

  • plague
  • plagiarism
  • playa
  • plagiarist
  • plaguy
  • plagiarize
  • plage
  • plagal
  • plagiary
  • plaga
  • plagiaristic
  • plaguily
  • plaguesome
  • plagiarizer
  • antiplagiarism
  • antiplague
  • superplague
  • plagium
  • plaguelike
  • nonplague
  • plaguer
  • plaguish
  • cyberplagiarism
  • plague-ridden
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