Etymology

aigiarism

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Today it means: Plagiarism committed by means of AI; AI-assisted plagiarism. Full definition →

First used late 2022English plagiarism ← Latin plagiārius ← Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-
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The story

  1. EnglishAI
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pel-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pleḱ-
  4. Latinplagium
  5. Latinplagiārius
  6. Englishplagiary
  7. Englishplagiarism
  8. English todayAIgiarism

Blend of AI + plagiarism. Likely coined by user @CoinWaters in a tweet posted on October 26, 2022 (see quotation below).

First known use, by meaning

  • from late 2022 Plagiarism committed by means of AI; AI-assisted plagiarism.

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