Etymology of pirate
Posted by Johannes on 18 February 2009
Etymology of pirate
Pirate derives from the Latin pirata (-ae; pirate), from the Greek piratis (pirate; πειρατής) from the verb pirao (make an attempt, try, test, get experience, endeavour, attack; πειράω).
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From the same root:
piracy, piratical, experience, expert, empiric.
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In modern Greek
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a) piratis: pirate [πειρατής]
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b) piratia: piracy [πειρατία]
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c) pira: experience, practice [πείρα]
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d) pirama: experiment [πείραμα]
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e) empiria: experience, practice [εμπειρία]
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f) empiricos: empiric [εμπειρικός]
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g) piragma: teasing [πείραγμα]
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h) pirazo: tease, give trouble [πειράζω]
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Η λέξη pirate (πειρατής) προέρχεται απο το Λατινικό pirata (-ae), απότο ελληνικό πειρατής, από το ρήμα πειράω (αποπειρούμαι, δοκιμάζω, επιχειρώ).
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