myEtymology.com: French etymology of pirate

Etymology of the French word pirate

the Old French word pirate

derived from the Latin word pirata (pirate)

derived from the Greek word peirates, πειρατής

derived from the Greek word peiran

derived 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)

English pirate, Romanian pirat

Dutch piraat, English pirate, German Pirat, Italian pirata, Latin pirata, Lithuanian piratas, Norwegian pirat, Russian пиpaт, Spanish pirata, Swedish pirat

Word found in Old French