Etymology of the Latin word privatus
the Latin word
privatus (private citizen; private; personal; ordinary)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
privare (deprive, rob, free)
derived from the Latin word
privus (one's own, private; separate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perDerivations in Latin
privar,
privatio,
privativusDerivations in other languages
English
private, French
prive, French
privé, Portuguese
privadoCognates
Dutch
privé, English
private, French
privé, German
privat, Italian
privato, Lithuanian
privatus, Norwegian
privat, Polish
prywatny, Provençal
privada, Spanish
privada, Spanish
privado, Swedish
privat
