Piracy
Etymology
The English word "pirate" is derived from the Latin pirata ("pirate, corsair, sea robber"), which comes from Greek πειρατής (peiratēs), "brigand",[7] from πειράομαι (peiráomai), "I attempt", from πεῖρα (peîra), "attempt, experience".[8]
The meaning of the Greek word peiratēs literally is "anyone who attempts something".
Over time it came to be used of anyone who engaged in robbery or brigandry on land or sea.[9]
The term first appeared in English c. 1300.[10]
Spelling did not become standardised until the eighteenth century, and spellings such as "pirrot", "pyrate" and "pyrat" occurred until this period.[11][12]