Where does “privation” come from?

privation (French) comes from Latin privatio, from Latin prīvō, from French ferriprive, from Latin ferrum, from Cornish -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er — he, she.

privation (French): deprivation; shortage, deficiency; defect

Definitions

  1. deprivation; shortage, deficiency; defect

Ancestry of “privation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprivatioprivation, deprivation
2Latinprīvōto bereave, deprive, rob or strip of something
3FrenchferripriveSuffering from a deficiency of iron
4Latinferrumiron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash
5Cornish-erForms masculine agent nouns
6English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
7Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
8Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
9Latin-ārefirst conjugation
10Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
11Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
12Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
14Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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