The word #pirates is borrowed in the XVII century from Fr. #pirates, from lat. pirata, from Greek πειρατής, from πειράω “seek happiness” + -τής, from Greek. πεῖρα is an “attempt”.
Piracy, in its original form of naval raids, appeared simultaneously with shipping and maritime trade; all coastal tribes that mastered the basics of navigation were engaged in such raids, became pirates. With the advent of civilization, the line between #pirates and merchants for a long time remained conditional: sailors traded where they did not feel strong enough to rob and capture and became pirates where they felt their impunity.

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