Etymology

deprive

de·prive
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Today it means: Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something. Full definition →

Middle English depryven ← Old French depriver ← Medieval Latin dēprīvō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromdē-
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromdēprīvō
  3. Old French · derived fromdepriver
  4. Middle English · inherited fromdepryven
  5. English todaydeprive

From Middle English depryven, from Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin dēprīvō, from Latin dē- + prīvō.

Words from the same roots

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