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Where does “semiprivacy” come from?

semiprivacy (English) 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,...

semiprivacy (English): Partial privacy

Definitions

  1. Partial privacy

Ancestry of “semiprivacy”, 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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