myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of pirata

Etymology of the Italian word pirata

the Italian word pirata

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)

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