Where does “plagio” come from?

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

plagio (Spanish): plagiarism; kidnapping

Definitions

  1. plagiarism; kidnapping

Ancestry of “plagio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplagiummanstealing, kidnapping, the selling of freemen...
2Ancient Greekπλάγιοςplaced sideways, slanting, aslant
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “plagio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek πλάγιος →