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Where does “плагиатор” come from?

плагиатор (Russian) comes from German Plagiator, from Latin plagiator, 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.

Ancestry of “плагиатор”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPlagiatorplagiarist
2Latinplagiatorsecond/third-person singular future passive...
3LatinplagioI steal , kidnap
4Latinplagiummanstealing, kidnapping, the selling of freemen...
5Ancient Greekπλάγιοςplaced sideways, slanting, aslant
6Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “плагиатор”

  • պլագիատոր
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