Etymology

privation

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Today it means: The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute. Full definition →

Middle English privacioun ← Middle French privation ← Old French privacion
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  1. Latin · derived fromprīvātiō
  2. Old French · derived fromprivacion
  3. Middle French · derived fromprivation
  4. Middle English · inherited fromprivacioun
  5. English todayprivation

Inherited from Middle English privacioun, from Middle French privation, privacion, from Old French privacion, from Latin prīvātiō; compare French privation. See private.

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