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Where does “privacy” come from?

privacy (Dutch) comes from English privacy, from English private, from Latin prīvātus, from Latin prīvō, from French ferriprive, from Latin ferrum, from Cornish -er, from English -er — Creates intransitive, often deponent,...

privacy (Dutch): privacy

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  1. privacy

Ancestry of “privacy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprivacyThe state of being secluded from the presence,...
2EnglishprivateBelonging to, concerning, or accessible only to...
3Latinprīvātus—
4Latinprīvō—
5FrenchferripriveSuffering from a deficiency of iron
6Latinferrumiron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash
7Cornish-er—
8English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
9Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
10Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
11Latin-āre—
12Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
13Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
14Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
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