Prive
/ˈpraɪv/noun
An obsolete English verb meaning to deprive or strip someone of something.
Did you know?Prive belongs to the same Latin word-family as private and privilege, all rooted in the idea of something set apart as one’s own.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*priwos
“One’s own; belonging individually”
Classical Latin
Latin
privus
“Private, individual, separate”
Classical Latin
Latin
privare
“To bereave, release from, or deprive”
Old French
Old French
priver
“To deprive or take away”
Middle English
English
priven
“To deprive or dispossess”
Modern English
English
prive
“An obsolete form meaning to deprive”