plagiarism

Etymology

First recorded in 1621,^[1] formed from English plagiary + -ism.^[1][2] Plagiary “plagiarist” is from Latin plagiārius (“kidnapper, plunderer”), used by Martial in the sense “literary thief”,^[3] from plagium “kidnapping”, from plaga “snare, hunting net”.^[3]

References

1. [1] [2] Simpson, J. A.; Weiner, E. S. C., eds. (1989), The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Clarendon Press
2. [1] Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, New York: Random House
3. [1] [2] Harper, Douglas, Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com