Etymology

pravity

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Today it means: Perversion, depravity; wickedness. Full definition →

First used 16th c.Middle French pravité ← Latin prāvitās
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  1. Latin · derived fromprāvitās“crookedness; depravity”
  2. Middle French · derived frompravité
  3. English todaypravity

From Middle French pravité, and its source, Latin prāvitās (“crookedness; depravity”), from prāvus (“prave”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 16th c. Perversion, depravity; wickedness.

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