Morpheme
Pirate
Type
free base
Denotation
sea-robber, sea-plunderer
Etymology
Middle English pirate, pirat; Old French pirate; Latin pīrāta; Ancient Greek peiratēs, from peirâsthai + -tēs, from peiráō, from peîra + -áō
Evidence
pirate, pirated, pirates, piratey, piratic, piratical, pirating
