Etymology

antiplagiarism

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Today it means: Opposing or preventing plagiarism. Full definition →

English plagiarism ← Latin plagiārius ← Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pel-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pleḱ-
  9. Latinplagium
  10. Latinplagiārius
  11. Englishplagiary
  12. Englishplagiarism
  13. English todayantiplagiarism

From anti- + plagiarism.

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