Where does “pirat” come from?

pirat (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

pirat (Norwegian Nynorsk): a pirate

Definitions

  1. a pirate

Ancestry of “pirat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpīrātapirate
2Ancient Greekπειρατήςbrigand, robber
3Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
4Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →