Etymology

plagiarization

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Today it means: Synonym of plagiarism. Full definition →

English plagiarize ← 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. Englishplagiarize
  7. English todayplagiarization

From plagiarize + -ation.

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