Etymology of the English word pirate
the English word
piratederived from the Old French word
piratederived from the Latin word
pirata (pirate)
derived from the Greek word
peirates, πειρατής
derived from the Greek word
peiranderived from the Greek word
peira, πεῖρα (a test; attempt, experience)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*per-derived from the Greek word
peirao, πειράω (to test (subjectively); (reflexively) to attempt; to test; to attempt)
Derivations in English
pirated,
piratingCognates
Dutch
piraat, French
pirate, German
Pirat, Italian
pirata, Latin
pirata, Lithuanian
piratas, Norwegian
pirat, Russian
пиpaт, Spanish
pirata, Swedish
piratUsage
Word found in Modern English
