Where does “privation” come from?
Privation comes from Old French privacion, derived from Latin privatio, the noun form of privus meaning deprived, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per.
privation (English): The state of being deprived of or lacking an...
Definitions
- The state of being deprived of or lacking an...
Ancestry of “privation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | privacion | — |
| 2 | Latin | privatio | privation, deprivation |
| 3 | Latin | prīvō | to bereave, deprive, rob or strip of something |
| 4 | French | ferriprive | Suffering from a deficiency of iron |
| 5 | Latin | ferrum | iron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash |
| 6 | Cornish | -er | Forms masculine agent nouns |
| 7 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 8 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 9 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 10 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |