The story
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*périh₂
- Proto-Hellenic*péřřa
- Ancient Greekπεῖρᾰ (peîră)
- Ancient Greekπειράω (peiráō)
- Ancient Greekπειρᾱτής (peirātḗs)
- Latinpīrāta
- Old Frenchpirate
- Middle Englishpirate
- Englishpirate
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Germanic*samþuz /*samftuz
- Proto-West Germanic*samft(ī)
- Old Englishsōfte
- Middle Englishsofte
- Englishsoft
- Proto-Germanic*warō
- Proto-West Germanic*waru
- Old Englishwaru
- Middle Englishware
- Englishsoftwarebf.
- English todaypirateware
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.