Where does “pirateresc” come from?
pirateresc (Romanian) comes from Romanian piraterie, from French piraterie, from French pirate, from Old French pirate, from Latin pīrāta, from Ancient Greek πειρατής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα — passed , crossed.
pirateresc (Romanian): piratical
Definitions
- piratical
Ancestry of “pirateresc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | piraterie | piracy |
| 2 | French | piraterie | piracy |
| 3 | French | pirate | pirate |
| 4 | Old French | pirate | pirate (one who attacks watercraft) |
| 5 | Latin | pīrāta | pirate |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πειρατής | brigand, robber |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |