Etymology

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Latin pīrāticus ← Ancient Greek πειρᾱτικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπειρᾱτικός
  2. Latin · borrowed frompīrāticus
  3. English todaypiratic

From Latin pīrāticus, from Ancient Greek πειρᾱτικός (peirātikós); equivalent to pirate + -ic.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπειρᾱτικός all →

piratical

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