In trying to look up the scientific word for this, I discovered "cryptomnesia" [1], which I certainly did not invent myself. Not sure if this is actually descr

In trying to look up the scientific word for this, I discovered "cryptomnesia" [1], which I certainly did not invent myself. Not sure if this is actually describing your phenomenon, it might also be "unconscious plagiarism". [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptomnesia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptomnesia