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Where does “piratenzender” come from?

piratenzender (Dutch) comes from Dutch piraat, from Middle French pirate, from Old French pirate, from Latin pīrāta, from Ancient Greek πειρατής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

piratenzender (Dutch): pirate radio station

Definitions

  1. pirate radio station

Ancestry of “piratenzender”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchpiraatA pirate, one who plunders at sea; A copyright...
2Middle Frenchpirate—
3Old Frenchpiratepirate
4Latinpīrāta—
5Ancient Greekπειρατήςbrigand, robber
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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