Where does “autoplagiat” come from?

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

autoplagiat (Polish): autoplagiarism, duplicate publication, self-plagiarism

Definitions

  1. autoplagiarism, duplicate publication, self-plagiarism

Ancestry of “autoplagiat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishplagiatplagiarism
2Latinplagiāriustorturer, oppressor, plunderer
3Latinplagiummanstealing, kidnapping, the selling of freemen...
4Ancient Greekπλάγιοςplaced sideways, slanting, aslant
5Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6Proto-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