Where does “πειρᾱτής” come from?

πειρᾱτής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

πειρᾱτής (Ancient Greek): brigand, pirate

Definitions

  1. brigand, pirate

Ancestry of “πειρᾱτής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
2Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “πειρᾱτής”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Ancient Greek πεῖρα →