Where does “plagiar” come from?
plagiar (Portuguese) comes from Latin plagio, from Latin plagium, from Ancient Greek πλάγιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
plagiar (Portuguese): to plagiarize
Definitions
- to plagiarize
Ancestry of “plagiar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | plagio | to steal (a person), kidnap |
| 2 | Latin | plagium | manstealing, kidnapping, the selling of freemen... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλάγιος | placed sideways, slanting, aslant |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |