Where does “pirat” come from?

pirat (Swedish) 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 (Swedish): pirate; plunderer at sea

Definitions

  1. pirate; plunderer at sea

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

Words derived from “pirat

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós