Where does “plahiyo” come from?
plahiyo (Tagalog) comes from Spanish plagio, from Latin plagium, from Ancient Greek πλάγιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
plahiyo (Tagalog): plagiarism; plagiary
Definitions
- plagiarism; plagiary
Ancestry of “plahiyo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | plagio | plagiarism; kidnapping |
| 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 |