Where does “piracić” come from?
piracić (Polish) comes from Polish pirat, from German Pirat, from Italian pirata, from Latin pīrāta, from Ancient Greek πειρατής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
piracić (Polish): to pirate
Definitions
- to pirate
Ancestry of “piracić”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | pirat | pirate |
| 2 | German | Pirat | pirate; A member of a pirate party |
| 3 | Italian | pirata | pirate; pirated, ripped; pirate, filibuster,... |
| 4 | Latin | pīrāta | pirate |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πειρατής | brigand, robber |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |