Where does “piraattipainos” come from?
piraattipainos (Finnish) comes from Finnish piraatti, from Swedish pirat, from Latin pīrāta, from Ancient Greek πειρατής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
piraattipainos (Finnish): pirate edition of a book
Definitions
- pirate edition of a book
Ancestry of “piraattipainos”, step by step
piraattipainos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish piraatti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piraatti | pirate normally "one who illegally reproduces copyrighted works"; may also be used of a criminal who plunders at sea |
| 2 | Swedish | pirat | pirate; plunderer at sea |
| 3 | Latin | pīrāta | pirate |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πειρατής | brigand, robber |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |