Where does “πειρατής” come from?

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

πειρατής (Greek): pirate, corsair; copier of copyright materials

Definitions

  1. pirate, corsair; copier of copyright materials

Ancestry of “πειρατής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπειρατήςbrigand, robber
2Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
3Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “πειρατής”

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