Where does “пірат” come from?

пірат (Ukrainian) comes from French pirate, from Old French pirate, 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.

пірат (Ukrainian): pirate criminal who plunders at sea

Definitions

  1. pirate criminal who plunders at sea

Ancestry of “пірат”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpiratepirate
2Old Frenchpiratepirate (one who attacks watercraft)
3Latinpīrātapirate
4Ancient Greekπειρατήςbrigand, robber
5Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
6Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Ancient Greek -τής