Etymology

plagiarism

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Today it means: Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing. Full definition →

English plagiary ← Latin plagiārius ← Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pleḱ-
  3. Latinplagium
  4. Latinplagiārius
  5. Englishplagiary
  6. English todayplagiarism

From plagiary + -ism.

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