| 【priv】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "privus," "privare," and "privatus." It carries the basic meaning of "own," and "individual." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "priv"]
deprive **[4120] If you deprive someone of something that they want or need, you take it away from them, or you prevent them from having it.
privacy ***[2572] If you have privacy, you are in a place or situation which allows you to do things without other people seeing you or disturbing you.
private ****[1242] Private industries and services are owned or controlled by an individual person or a commercial company, rather than by the state or an official organization.
privately **[4414] If you buy or sell something privately, you buy it from or sell it to another person directly, rather than in a shop or through a business.
privilege ***[3179] A privilege is a special right or advantage that only one person or group has.
[WORD ROOT]root priv
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] priv, prive, privi
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) privus, privare, privatus
[MEANING]root own, individual
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 privus one's own, individual
- 【Latin】 privare to separate, deprive; bereave
- 【Latin】 privatus [pp of privare] set apart, belonging to oneself (not to the state), peculiar, personal
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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deprive ★★[4120] verb from deprive 〈 priv
【DEFINITION】 If you deprive someone of something that they want or need, you take it away from them, or you prevent them from having it.
【Declension/Conjugation】 deprived, deprived, depriving, deprives
【ROOTs】 ⑴ de; down, under ⑵ prive(priv); own, individual
【Etymology】 《Latin deprivare》 [de-+privare]
【First Known Meaning】 to take away; to divest, strip, bereave; divest of office
【DERIVATIVEs】 deprive, deprived
privacy ★★★[2572] noun from private 〈 priv
【DEFINITION】 If you have privacy, you are in a place or situation which allows you to do things without other people seeing you or disturbing you.
【pl.】 privacies
【SYNONYM】 solitude
【ROOTs】 ⑴ priv; ⑵ acy(cy); suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin privus》 one's own, individual
【First Known Meaning】 a private matter, a secret
【DERIVATIVEs】 privacy, privately, private
private ★★★★[1242] adjective from private 〈 priv
【DEFINITION】 Private industries and services are owned or controlled by an individual person or a commercial company, rather than by the state or an official organization.
【SYNONYM】 secret
【ANTONYM】 public
【ROOTs】 ⑴ priv; own, individual ⑵ ate; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin privus》 one's own, individual
【First Known Meaning】 pertaining or belonging to oneself, not shared, individual; not open to the public
【DERIVATIVEs】 privacy, privately, private
privately ★★[4414] adverb from private 〈 priv
【DEFINITION】 If you buy or sell something privately, you buy it from or sell it to another person directly, rather than in a shop or through a business.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ priv; own, individual ⑵ ate; adjective suffix ⑶ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin privus》 one's own, individual
【DERIVATIVEs】 privacy, privately, private
privilege ★★★[3179] noun from privilege 〈 priv
【DEFINITION】 A privilege is a special right or advantage that only one person or group has.
【pl.】 privileges
【SYNONYM】 honour, honor
【ROOTs】 ⑴ privi(priv); own, individual ⑵ lege(leg); law
【Etymology】 《Latin privilegium》 [from privus("individual")+lex("law")] law applying to one person, bill of law in favor of or against an individual
【First Known Meaning】 grant, commission
Other words containing "priv"; deprivation, priv, privateer, privation, privatisation, privative, privatization, privatize, privity, privy, semiprivate
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
prince
prime-
prem-, -prim-, press-, print-
pres-, present
prehend
preti-, preci-, prais
prec
prag-, pract-
pot-
pos-, pon-, pause
