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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|fro|pirate]] and directly from Latin pīrāta,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from Greek [[m|grc|πειρατής|tr=peirātḗs|t=brigand, pirate]], literally one who attacks,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(Cresswell 2021) from peirân, to attack, attempt, from peîra, trial, attempt (see [[peril]] and [[empirical]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)
+ It is [[bor|fro|pirate]] and directly from [[la|pīrāta]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from Greek [[m|grc|πειρατής|tr=peirātḗs|t=brigand, pirate]], literally one who attacks,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(Cresswell 2021) from [[m|grc|πειράω|tr=peiráō]], to attack, attempt, from [[m|grc|πεῖρα|tr=peîra]], trial, attempt (see [[peril]] and [[empirical]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)
==Earliest recorded meaning==